The world’s first fully rotating tower will re-open tomorrow (26 August) at the Glasgow Science Centre (GSC).

The £10m tower is one of Scotland’s tallest freestanding structures, but it ran into trouble shortly after opening in October 2001 and since then, has only been open to the public for a total of three months.

A bearing at the base of the tower broke soon after its launch and forced the attraction to close. The bearing was replaced, but work on the software that helps the tower move was delayed due to bad weather.

GSC hopes the tower has now put its difficulties behind it and that it will become a popular landmark for the city. It is the first tower in the world to rotate from the ground up.

The chief executive of GSC, Brian Weddell, said: “We hope the people of Glasgow will take the tower to their hearts and make it as important a part of the city’s identity as the Eiffel Tower is to the Parisians and the Opera House is to the people of Sydney.”

Visitors to the 127m tower will be given an insight to the history of Glasgow by three audio-visual shows.

Other facilities at the £75m GSC include a Science Mall, planetarium and IMAX theatre.