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The Orlando Towers in Soweto south of Johannesburg were once the cooling towers of a now-defunct power station. Today the towers, brightly painted by South African artists, offer tourists spectacular views of the city - and bungee jumps off the central walkway. (South African Tourism, CC BY 2.0, via Flickr)

The Orlando Towers in Soweto south of Johannesburg were once the cooling towers of a now-defunct power station. Today the towers, brightly painted by South African artists, offer tourists spectacular views of the city – and bungee jumps off the central walkway. (South African Tourism, CC BY 2.0, via Flickr)