We're going way off topic here, so let's get back on course.
It wasn't just people taking a stroll. The planners were also influenced when they came up with the design of this marvelous erection jutting majestically skyward. See how it's thick at the base, before coming to a narrow tip at the end.
I should imagine it would sway from side to side in the wind.
Maybe copious amounts of white seagull poop on top would give it added realism.