Refimprove date December 2009 Infobox Korean name img Dprk pyongyangtvtower 05.jpg context north title PyongyangTVTower hangul TV hanja TV mr P y ngyang TV T aw rr Pyeongyang TV Tawo PyongyangTVTower is a free standing concrete TVtower with an observation deck and a panorama restaurant at a height of 150 metres in Pyongyang , North Korea . It was built in April 1967 for enhancing the broadcasting area, which was very poor at the time, and because of the start of color TV broadcasts. It is mostly used for tourism. ref cite web author KCNA, title Sightseeing from the broadcasting tower of Pyongyang work Korea Is One url http www.korea is one.org article.php3?id article 1407 date January 31, 2005 accessdate 20 December 2011 ref The PyongyangTVTower is heavily based on the design of the Ostankino Tower in Moscow , which was built at the same time. There are broadcast antennas at the height of 34.5 m, 65 m, 67.5 m and 85 m, located at circular structures. An observation deck can be found at 94 meters high. At the end, a 50 meter tall broadcast antenna is located. See also List of towers References Reflist Coord 39 3 0 N 125 45 31 E type landmark display title DEFAULTSORT PyongyangTvTower Category Towers in North Korea Category Buildings and structures in Pyongyang de Fernsehturm Pj ngjang es Torre de televisi n de Pionyang eo Pjongjanga TV Turo ko TV no PyongyangTV t rn ru ... more details
TVTower is a minor landmark. Other visitor attractions include the Korea Central Zoo and the large ... settlement modelled after Seoul and Daegu name Pyongyang native name native name lang ko settlement ... official name Pyongyang Directly Governed City translit lang1 translit lang1 type1 Hangul Chos n ... language Korean br Dynamic Labors span images and maps small image skyline Pyongyang montage.png imagesize 300px image caption From top left Pyongyang s Skyline, Juche Tower , Kumsusan Memorial Palace , Arch of Triumph Pyongyang Arch of Triumph , Arch of Reunification , Tomb of King Dongmyeong of Goguryeo King Dongmyeong & Puh ng Station, Pyongyang Metro image map Pyongyang North Korea.png mapsize map caption Map of North Korea with Pyongyang highlighted image map1 mapsize1 map caption1 image dot ... info blank6 name blank6 info website footnotes KoreanText Pyongyang Hangul , IPA ko p j ja ... , commonly known as North Korea , and the largest city in the country. Pyongyang is located on the Taedong ... as Seoul is in South Korea . Historic names One of Pyongyang s many historic names is Ryugyong ... May 2011 During the colonial period 1910 1945 , Pyongyang was named Puto . Prehistory In 1955, archaeologists ..., in the Pyongyang area, from the Jeulmun pottery period Ch lmun and Mumun pottery period s. ref National ... Archaeology , pp. 148 149. NRICH, Seoul. ISBN 89 5508 025 5 ref North Koreans associate Pyongyang ... have been asserted by North Korea for the use of propaganda. Nevertheless, Pyongyang became a major city under Gojoseon. History File Tomb of King Tongmyong, Pyongyang, North Korea 1.jpg thumb left Tomb of King Dongmyeong No traces of the era of the Western Han dynasty have been found around Pyongyang. It is likely that the area of Pyongyang seceded from the disintegrating kingdom of Gojoseon and belonged ... Eastern Han 25 220 periods in the Pyongyang area seems to suggest that Han forces later launched brief incursions around the area of Pyongyang. The area around Pyongyang was called Nanglang during the early ... more details
notability date April 2012 unreferenced date April 2012 One source date May 2009 Fazilka TVTower is a 304.8 metres tall free standing lattice tower at Fazilka , India, which was completed in 2007 and which is used for FM TV broadcasting in Punjab. Its geographical coordinates are 30 23 44.42 N 74 1 57.87 E. Citation needed date May 2010 Fazilka TVTower is able to supply all areas around 100 kilometres of its location with TV programmes and is often nicknamed Fazilka Eiffel Tower although its similarity with the real Eiffel Tower is not very large. Fazilka TVTower, after Rameshwaram TVTower is the tallest man made structure in India . External links http navdeepasija.blogspot.com search label TV 20Tower Supertall coord missing India DEFAULTSORT Fazilka TvTower Category Television towers in India this tower is establish in fazilka. fazilka is border city of indo pak border. ... more details
Infobox building name Jeddah TVTower native name native name lang ar image Jeddah TV Tower.jpg location town Jeddah location country Saudi Arabia height 250 building type TVTower coordinates coord 21.472973 N 39.19961 E source dewiki region SA type landmark format dms display title,inline distinguish Kingdom Tower Jeddah Unreferenced date November 2008 The Jeddah TVTower in Jeddah , Saudi Arabia is a 250 metre high television tower with an observation deck. The tower was completed in 2006. See also List of towers in Saudi Arabia External references DEFAULTSORT Jeddah TvTower Category Buildings and structures completed in 2006 Category Buildings and structures in Jeddah Category Television towers in Saudi Arabia SaudiArabia struct stub ar de Fernsehturm Dschidda pl Wie a telewizyjna w D uddzie pt Jeddah TVTower ru ... more details
image Kharkov TV tower.jpg thumb right Kharkiv TVTower Kharkiv TVTower lang uk , Kharkivs ka televezha is a 242.5 metres tall steel tower for FM TV broadcasting in Kharkiv , Ukraine . It is of similar design of Kiev TVTower, but has legs of a closed metal structure. Kharkiv TVtower was built by KharkivStalKonstrukciya KhSK and completed in 1981. See also List of towers External links http skyscraperpage.com cities ?buildingID 36619 coord 50 02 37 N 36 14 07 E display title Category Towers in Ukraine Category Kharkiv uk ... more details
V nn s TVTower lang sv V nn smasten is a convert 323 m ft tall structure used for FM and TV broadcasting near V nn s in Sweden . It is like Gerbrandytoren a partially guyed tower with a concrete tower as basement and a mast guyed to the ground on the top. V nn s TVTower was built in 1988 as replacement for a tower destroyed by icing. See also List of tallest structures in Sweden coord 63 50 25 N 19 49 21 E type landmark display title DEFAULTSORT Vannas TvTower Category Towers in Sweden de V nn smasten sv V nn smasten ... more details
K kestet TVTower is a Convert 178 m ft adj on tall Radio masts and towers TVtower built of reinforced concrete on the Convert 1014 m ft adj on high K kes mountain, Hungary . K kestet TVTower is a partially guyed tower as its Antenna TV antenna mast is guyed to the ground.The mast offers the highest public accessible observation deck in Hungary, being situated Convert 134 m ft above ground. External links http www.skyscrapercity.com showthread.php?t 778196 coord missing Hungary DEFAULTSORT K kestet TVTower Category Towers in Hungary Category Radio masts Hungary struct stub ... more details
Image Bukova hora TVtower CZ 01.JPG thumb Bukov hora TVTower Bukov hora TVTower Czech Vys la Bukov hora is the tallest free standing transmission tower in Czech some chimneys and some guyed masts in Czech are taller . It is a 223 metre tall concrete tower situated on Bukov hora in North Bohemia and is the facility of the transmitter North Bohemia. Bukov hora TVTower, which is not accessible for tourists, was built in 1967. Previous TVtower, which was built there between 1960 and 1962, had to be demolished few years later, because of fire inside that. It was originally 181.5 metre tall. External links http skyscraperpage.com diagrams ?b58690 See also List of towers List of tallest structures in the Czech Republic coord 50 40 19 N 14 13 44 E region CZ source cswiki display title Category Towers in the Czech Republic Category Buildings and structures in the Czech Republic CzechRepublic struct stub cs Vys la Bukov hora de Fernsehturm Bukov hora ... more details
Novorossiysk TVTower is a 261 metres tall tower, used for FM and TV transmission at Novorossiysk in Russia . Novorossiysk TVTower was completed in 1996. See also List of towers External links http www.skyscrapercity.com showthread.php?t 476725 Towers in Russia on regions coord 44 48 57 N 37 39 30 E region RU type landmark source kolossus dewiki display title Category Towers in Russia Category Novorossiysk de Fernsehturm Noworossijsk ru ... more details
Image Brasilia TVTower Brasil.jpg right thumb The Bras lia TVTower was completed in 1967 the observation platform was opened in 1965 at a height of 218 meters, but in 1987 another 6 meter was added by the TV channel Bandeirantes. Now the TVTower is 224 m height. It is located on Brasilia s Monumental Axis . See also List of towers External links Structurae id s0014121 title Brasilia TVTower http brasiliabsb.com torre bl.jpg DF geo stub Brazil struct stub commonscat Torre de TV de Bras lia Brasilia TVTower coord 15 47 26 S 47 53 34 W display title source ptwiki Category Towers in Brazil Category Buildings and structures in Bras lia Category Buildings and structures completed in 1967 de Fernsehturm Bras lia fr Tour de t l vision de Brasilia pt Torre de TV de Bras lia ru fi Bras lian televisiotorni tr Brasilia Televizyon Kulesi ... more details
KOBR TVTower also called KSWS TVTower is a 490.7 meter 1,610 ft high guy wired aerial mast for the transmission of FM radio and television programs in Caprock, New Mexico , USA . KOBR TVTower was built in 1960. The original KSWS TVTower was built in December 1956 and was the same height at 1610 ft. It was the world s tallest structure until the completion of WGME TVTower in Maine in September 1959. In 1960, the original tower fell in a gale. coord 33 22 31.3 N 103 46 14.3 W type landmark display title See also List of masts External links ASR key 110091 number 1004617 http skyscraperpage.com cities ?buildingID 57151 start box s ach rec succession box title List of tallest buildings and structures in the world Timeline of guyed structures on land World s tallest structure br small 1610 ft 490.7 m small before KWTV Mast after WGME TVTower years 1956 1959 end box Category Radio masts Category Towers in New Mexico Category Former world s tallest buildings Category Transmitter sites in the United States de KOBR Sendemast fr KOBR TVTower ru KOBR TV ... more details
coord 42 40 36.75 N 23 20 30.69 E region BG display title Image Sofia Old TVTower edit.jpg right thumb 180px The Borisova Gradina TVTower The Borisova Gradina TVTower or the Old TVTower is a 106 metre tall including the aerial TVtower in the garden Borisova Gradina in Sofia , the capital of Bulgaria . It is known as the tower used for the first Bulgarian National Television broadcasts in 1959. History The tower was designed by architect Lyuben Podponev, engineer A. Voynov and technologist Georgi Kopkanov. Construction began in December 1958 and the tower was officially opened on 26 December 1959. It has an area of 144 m , 14 floors and three platforms and is located at coord 42 40 36 N 23 20 31 E , at 595 m above sea level. In 1962 the Borisova Gradina TVTower was the place from which the first Bulgarian Very high frequency VHF radio broadcast of the Bulgarian National Radio s Programme 1 was realized. Programme 2 of the BNR s broadcasting began in 1965, and Programme 3 s in 1971. BNT s Kanal 1 transmitter was replaced with a more modern conforming to the OIRT colour television requirements in January 1972, and the broadcasting of Efir 2 began in 1975. Since 1985 the newer Vitosha Mountain TVTower has mainly been used for television and radio broadcasting in and around Sofia and the Old TVTower largely remains as a historic landmark. References cite web url http www.predavatel.com bg 1 sof.htm title Radio and television in Sofia accessdate 2006 08 27 coauthors date year month format work publisher Predavatel language Bulgarian See also List of towers List of tallest structures in Bulgaria External links Structurae id s0021151 title Old Sofia TVTower Category Towers in Bulgaria Category Buildings and structures in Sofia Category Buildings and structures completed in 1959 bg de Alter Fernsehturm Sofia ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Orphan date November 2006 Kaifeng TVTower is a free standing telecommunications tower in Kaifeng , China . The tower has a height of 268 metres 879 ft . It has also a revolving restaurant. See also List of towers Coord 34 48 32 N 114 18 50 E type landmark display title DEFAULTSORT Kaifeng TvTower Category Buildings and structures in Kaifeng Category Towers in China PRC struct stub ja pt Kaifeng TVTower ... more details
no footnotes date January 2009 Gala i TVTower lang ro Turnul de televiziune Gala i is a Convert 150 m ft adj on tall concrete tower used for FM broadcasting FM and TV broadcasting in Gala i , Romania . The tower, completed in 1978, is equipped with a tower restaurant, perhaps the only in Romania. External links http skyscraperpage.com cities ?buildingID 78275 coord missing Romania DEFAULTSORT Galati TvTower romania stub Category Towers in Romania Category 1978 establishments Category Gala i Category Article Feedback 5 Category Transmitter sites in Romania ro Turnul de televiziune Gala i ... more details
image Hungary pecs kilato3.jpg right 100px thumb The Tower The P cs TVTower is a television tower in P cs , Hungary, measuring 176 metres, with a publicly accessible observation deck at a height of 75 metres, and a restaurant at 72 metres. The tower was built from 1968 to 1973. There is a dinosaur exhibition at the restaurant level, with two lifesize dinosaur mock ups, depicting the once native Komlosaurus carbonis Komlosaurus . External links http www.vendegvaro.hu Tv torony Pecs coord 46.0992 N 18.2201 E source kolossus dewiki display title DEFAULTSORT Pecs TVTower Category Towers in Hungary Category Buildings and structures completed in 1973 Category P cs Hungary struct stub de Fernsehturm P cs hu P csi t v torony ... more details
Orphan date April 2011 no footnotes date June 2009 Infobox building name KHJ TV FM Tower image caption building type Radio masts and towers Radio TV transmission tower location Mount Wilson coordinates coord display inline,title 34 13 38 N 118 4 3 W region US ND type landmark completion date 1983 height convert 141.4 m ft abbr on owner CBS Corporation architect main contractor KHJ TV FM Tower now known as KCAL TV KRTH Tower is a 141.4 meter 464 ft high self supporting radio television tower at 34 13 38.0 N and 118 04 3.0 W on Mount Wilson California Mount Wilson above Los Angeles , California , near the Mount Wilson Observatory . The KHJ TV FM Tower was built in 1983. It is owned by CBS Corporation and used by KCBS TV digital channel 43, 540,000 watts , KCAL TV digital channel 9, 25,000 watts , KRTH 101.1 MHz, 51,000 watts and more. See also List of masts External links ASR key 98482 number 100719 http www.well.com user dmsml wilson.html List of Mount Wilson broadcasters br DEFAULTSORT Khj Tv Fm Tower Category RKO General Category CBS Corporation California struct stub ... more details
File Fernsehturm Shenyang.jpg right thumb Liaoning Broadcast and TVTower The Liaoning Broadcast and Television Tower Chinese , Pinyin li on ng gu ngb di nsh t is a tall free standing structure used for communication. It was built in 1989 in Shenyang , China and is 305.5 m 1002 ft tall. Within the disk of the tower, accessible through an elevator, there is an in door observation deck, rotating restaurant, and a small bar. On the top of the disk is an outdoor observation deck. ref http www.synotrip.com shenyang tourist attractions liaoning radio and television tower 1885.shtml Liaoning Broadcast and Television Tower at Sinotrip.com ref This tower is in World Federation of Great Towers. ref http www.great towers.com en tower liaoning broadcasting tower Liaoning Broadcast Tower on great towers.com ref External links http www.travelbookchina.com 19 shenyang tvtower Review of Shengyang TVTower by TravelBookChina.com http en.cnta.gov.cn city shenyang 2j b02a09.asp Liaoning Broadcasting and TVTower. China National Tourism Administration Structurae id s0023699 title Shenyang TVTower http www.synotrip.com shenyang tourist attractions liaoning radio and television tower 1885.shtml Liaoning Broadcast and Television Tower at Sinotrip.com See also List of towers References reflist Supertall coord 41.780417 N 123.427972 E region CN 21 type landmark source dewiki display title Category Buildings and structures completed in 1989 Category Buildings and structures in Shenyang Category Television towers in China PRC struct stub de Fernsehturm Shenyang pt Liaoning Broadcast and TVTower sk Liao ning kuang po tien tcha ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 The Black Tower is a 1985 Mystery film mystery television mini series based on the book The Black Tower by P.D. James . The title role of Commander Adam Dalgliesh was played by Roy Marsden . External links imdb title id 0088483 title The Black Tower 1985 tv film stub DEFAULTSORT Black Tower Category Television programs based on novels Category 1985 television films ... more details
Image Rousse tv tower.jpg right thumb 300px The Rousse TVTower as seen from the city Image 03 08 2006 Rousse 114.jpg right thumb 300px The Rousse TVTower The Rousse TVTower is a 204 metre high TVtower built of reinforced concrete at Rousse , Bulgaria . Originally, the structure was constructed as a 206 metre high TVtower with a cafe restaurant on top and was the tallest one on the Balkan peninsula until 2001. ref In 2001, the Endem TVTower was built in the European part of Istanbul , Turkey . ref In the 1990s an additional antenna was added bringing the height to 210 metres. And, in March 2007, the antenna was reconstructed bringing its height to 204 metres. The Rousse TVTower was built on the Leventa hill, a.k.a. Sarabair, in 1986 and was launched on 7 May 1987 under communist rule . Authors of the project were Stilyan Titkov, Evlogi Tsvetkov, Ivan Yantahtov and V. Vasilev. The newly built tower started broadcasting both Bulgarian Television and Soviet Television , as well as the three stations of Bulgarian National Radio Horizon Radio Horizon , Hristo Botev , and Orpheus lang bg , . Higher frequencies were coming into use during the following years, and the process of shutting down old transmitters was completed on 15 Aug 2004. The tower has an observation deck open for tourists at a height of 107 metres, which offers a panoramic view of Rousse, the Danube river, the neighbouring city of Giurgiu , Romania , and as far as the Carpathian Mountains . See also List of towers List of tallest structures in Bulgaria Notes Reflist External links http predavatel.com bg 7 rus.htm rrts Pictures and description in Bulgarian http www.skyscraperpage.com diagrams ?b19983,881 Comparison of the Rousse and Endem TV towers http www.skyscraperpage.com diagrams ?b19983,19615,8478 Comparison of TV towers in Bulgaria coord 43 49 27 N 25 57 28 E type landmark ... TVTower Bulgaria struct stub Europe mast stub bg de Fernsehturm Russe ... more details
File Nagoya Terebi t .JPG thumb Nagoya TVtower The nihongo Nagoya TVTower Nagoya Terebi t is an electric wave tower in Nagoya , central Japan . History It is the oldest TVtower in Japan, and was completed in 1954. It is located in the centre of Hisaya dori Park . The tower is 180 metres high, and has two main observation decks at the heights of 90 metres the indoor Sky Deck and 100 metres the outdoor Sky Balcony . The tower also includes a restaurant and gallery at 30 metres. Nagoya TVTower closely resembles the Eiffel Tower . Popular Culture The famous movie monster, Godzilla pulled the tower down in Mothra vs. Godzilla 1964 , and twenty eight years later, it was destroyed again in the 1992 remake, Godzilla vs. Mothra . This time around, it is demolished by the monster Battra , when the creature attacks Nagoya. External links commons category Nagoya TVTower http www.nagoya tv tower.co.jp english english.html http www2.odn.ne.jp yoko tower towers nagoya tv e.htm structurae id s0009244 title Nagoya TVTower coord 35 10 20.7 N 136 54 30 E display title region JP scale 3000 Category Buildings and structures completed in 1954 Category Buildings and structures in Nagoya Category Landmarks in Japan Category Television towers in Japan Category Visitor attractions in Nagoya Japan struct stub mast stub de Fernsehturm Nagoya fr Tour de t l vision de Nagoya ko hu Nagojai t v torony ja pl Wie a telewizyjna Nagoja zh ... more details
Dobrich TVTower is a 146 metres tall TVtower built of reinforced concrete near Dobrich in Bulgaria. Dobrich TVTower, which was designed by Petar Andreev, was completed in 1979 and has an observation deck open for tourists. It is also remarkable by its design. Dobrich AM transmitter A few kilometres away from Dobrich TVTower, there is a mediumwave broadcasting station, which was built in 2000. It uses as antenna a 112 metres tall guyed mast, insulated against ground. See also List of tallest structures in Bulgaria External links http www.predavatel.com bg 6 dob.htm coord 43 32 57 N 27 48 57 E region BG display title Category Towers in Bulgaria Category Dobrich Euro mast stub de Fernsehturm Dobritsch ... more details
WOR TVTower was a 760 foot 231.65 metre tall lattice tower used for FM and TV broadcasting at North Bergen, New Jersey North Bergen , New Jersey , USA. The 420 ton tower was built in 1949. At the time of its construction, it was the tenth tallest man made structure in the world. ref http hawkins.pair.com wor tv NBergenNJ.html WOR TV and FM Transmitter in North Bergen, NJ , accessed November 20, 2006 ref At the beginning of 1953, the TV transmissions were moved to Empire State Building , but the tower remained. On November 8, 1956, the top of the tower was hit by a small aircraft, which knocked off the top and killed six people. Afterwards the tower was dismantled. References reflist See also List of towers External links http hawkins.pair.com wor tv NB News.html WOR TV North Bergen Transmitter http hawkins.pair.com wor tv NBergenNJ.html WOR TV and FM Transmitter in North Bergen, NJ http archives.newyorker.com ?i 1949 06 18 folio 014 The New Yorker June 6, 1949 p.14 coord 40.797859 74.009528 display title Category Media in Hudson County, New Jersey Category Towers in New Jersey Category Former buildings and structures of the United States Category RKO General Category North Bergen, New Jersey NewJersey struct stub ... more details
Endem TVTower is a 236 metre high TVTower in Istanbul . It was built between 1998 and 2002 and has a revolving restaurant 154 metres above ground, as well as an observation deck at 160 metres. Image T YAP.JPG thumb T YAP and Endem TvTower See also List of towers aml ca TVTower External links http www.emporis.com en wm bu ?id 131417 structurae id s0004563 title Endem TVTower coord 41.0263888889 N 28.6202777778 E source dewiki region TR 34 type landmark format dms display title Category Buildings and structures in Istanbul Category Buildings and structures with revolving restaurants Category Buildings and structures completed in 2002 Category Towers in Turkey Turkey struct stub de Fernsehturm Endem mk tr Beylikd z Endem Televizyon Kulesi ... more details
Image Saint Petersburg TV Tower.jpg upright thumb Saint Petersburg TVTower as seen from Ushakovskaya Embankment The Saint Petersburg TVTower is a 310 meter high lattice tower lattice steel tower in Saint Petersburg , Russia . It was built in 1962 and was the first dedicated TVtower in the Soviet Union . It is used for FM and TV broadcasting . The Saint Petersburg TVTower features an observation platform at a height of 191 m. The tower is located at 3 Ulitsa Akademika Pavlova. The nearest Saint Petersburg Metro metro station is Petrogradskaya . See also List of towers External links commons category Saint Petersburg TVTower Structurae id s0014956 title Saint Petersburg TVTower coord 59 58 36 N 30 19 15 E type landmark display title Supertall Towers in Russia on regions Category Buildings and structures completed in 1962 Category Buildings and structures in Saint Petersburg Category Skyscrapers in Russia Category Towers built in the Soviet Union Category Towers in Russia Europe mast stub de Fernsehturm Sankt Petersburg fr Tour de t l vision de Saint P tersbourg ko TV id Menara TV Saint Petersburg nl Televisietoren van Sint Petersburg ja pt Torre de TV de S o Petersburgo ru fi Pietarin televisiotorni ... more details
Image People passing Vitosha Mountain TV Tower.jpg thumb 200px People passing by the Kopitoto TV transmission tower Vitosha Mountain TVTower , better known as Kopitoto lang bg , The Hoof after the rock outcrop 1,348 m it stands on, is a 186 meter tall TVtower built of reinforced concrete on Vitosha Mountain near Sofia, Bulgaria . The footprint of the tower has the shape of a hexagon with three of the sides extended i.e. almost triangular . From the tower there is a commanding view of Sofia, and the tower can be seen from everywhere in Sofia, making it a landmark of Sofia s skyline. It is the second tallest television tower in Bulgaria. See also List of towers List of tallest structures in Bulgaria External links http predavatel.com bg 1 sofia.htm kopito Pictures and description in Bulgarian Structurae id s0021150 title Kopitoto TVTower coord 42 38 13 N 23 14 38 E type landmark scale 2000 display title Category Towers in Bulgaria Category Buildings and structures in Sofia bulgaria struct stub bg de Fernsehturm Kopitoto ... more details
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