Watts Towers

The Watts Towers structure, comprising of seventeen noteworthy models was made by Italian foreigner Sabato "Simon" Rodia out of steel secured with mortar and adorned by the enriching finishings of mosaic tiles, glass, mud, shells and shake.

The Towers are recorded on the National Register of Historic Places, are a National Historic Landmark, a State of California Historic Monument, a State of California Historic Park and, in March 1965, the Watts Towers were authoritatively assigned as Los Angeles Cultural Heritage Monument Number 15. There is no welded internal armature. Rodia wired rebars together at that point wrapped this joint with wire work and hand pressed it with mortar and his mosaic surface.