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Electricity pylons are tall, metal structures used to support electric power cables. Pylons have become an increasingly common feature of rural landscapes all over the world. Electricity substations contain transformers for converting the high voltage electricity of the national grid, delivered from power stations via pylons, to the lower voltage supplied to the domestic user.
In modern usage, a steel lattice tower that supports high-tension electrical cables. In ancient Egyptian architecture, a pylon is one of a pair of inward-sloping towers that flank an entrance.
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