The flagpole succeeded Dushanbe Flagpole as the tallest flagpole in the world. The Ashgabat Flagpole is the fourth tallest free-standing flagpole in the world, standing at tall. Hoisting the flag is the act of raising the flag on the flagpole. The U.S. flag appeared on the flagpole at 9.30 a.m. Displaying or pulling a torn or discolored flag to flagpole is also illegal. When flown from a vertical flagpole, the blue band must face the mast. Two flags should not be flown from the same flagpole. He erected a flagpole with buried letters for Parry. Irwin then turns and begins walking toward the flagpole in order to raise the flag. A "ball-style" finial is often mounted to the top of a stationary flagpole. On top is a spire that contains a flagpole as well as a crystal ball. The steel rings were cut from the USS "Arizona" Memorial flagpole. The tallest flagpole in the United Kingdom from 1959 until 2013 stood in Kew Gardens. Kenny is propelled through the air and impaled on a flagpole. From 1959 to 2007 Kew Gardens had the tallest flagpole in Britain.