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Encyclopedia > Lattice tower
The Eiffel Tower is a famous example of a lattice tower
The Eiffel Tower is a famous example of a lattice tower

A lattice tower is a freestanding steel framework tower. It is used as a pylon especially for voltages above 100 kilovolts, as a radio tower (a self-radiating tower or as a carrier for aerials) or as an observation tower. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (326x714, 43 KB) Description: Eiffel Tower in Paris (France) Source: photographed in 1991 --Immanuel Giel 09:07, 11 Apr 2005 (UTC) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (326x714, 43 KB) Description: Eiffel Tower in Paris (France) Source: photographed in 1991 --Immanuel Giel 09:07, 11 Apr 2005 (UTC) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed... The Eiffel Tower (French: , ) is an iron tower built on the Champ de Mars beside the River Seine in Paris, France. ... Look up lattice in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... For pylons of overhead lines, see Electricity pylon Pylon Noun from Greek πυλώνας gateway tower like structure, usually one of a series, used to support high voltage electricity cables. ...


Before 1940 they were used as transmission towers especially for short and medium wave, occasionally lattice towers consisting of wood were utilized. The tallest wooden lattice tower was at Mühlacker. It had a height of 190 metres and was built in 1934 and demolished in 1945. Most wood lattice towers were demolished before 1960. In Germany the last big radio towers consisting of wood were the transmission towers of the Golm transmitter and the transmitter Ismaning. They were demolished in 1979 and 1983 respectively. The Broadcasting transmission facility Muehlacker is a radio transmission facility near Mühlacker, Germany. ... Golm transmitter was a mediumwave broadcasting facility on the area of a former military high school at Golm near Potsdam. ... The Transmitter Ismaning is a large radio station inaugaurated in 1932. ... Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ... Year 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar). ...

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Wood lattice towers

Existing towers

Tower Year Country Town Pinnacle height Remarks
Radio Tower Gliwice 1935 Poland Gliwice 118 m
Radio Tower Rottenbuch 2002 Germany Peiting 62.5 m Tower for directional radio and mobile phone services
Tour du Millénaire 2001 Belgium Gedinne 60 m interesting design
Aalborg Tårnet 1933 Denmark Aalborg 54.9 m observation tower
Aerial test facility Brück 1963 Germany Brück 54 m Two towers of different design
Linsentower 2005 Germany Linsengericht 45 m observation tower
Observation Tower Blumenthal 2004 Germany Blumenthal 45 m observation tower
Goethe Tower 1931 Germany Frankfurt-Sachsenhausen 43 m observation tower
Chuderhüsi Tower 2001 Switzerland Röthenbach 42 m observation tower
Teltschik Tower 2001 Germany Wilhelmsfeld 41 m observation tower
Veitsch Oil Mountain Pilgrim Cross 2004 Austria Veitsch 40.6 m observation tower
Wil Tower 2006 Switzerland Wil 38 m observation tower
Raiffeisen Observation Tower 1990 Germany Aldorf 35 m observation tower
Oberpfalz Tower 2000 Germany Platte 35 m observation tower
Loorenkopf Observation Tower 1954 Switzerland Zurich 33 m observation tower
Eugen-Keidel Tower ? Germany Schauinsland mountain 31 m observation tower
Atzelberg Tower 1980 Germany Kelkheim 30.39 m observation tower
Fire observation Tower Rennbeck ? Germany Oer 30 m fire observation tower
Idarkopfturm 1980 Germany Idarkopf 28 m observation tower
Wood Mountain Tower 2004-2005 Germany Wood Mountain 28 m observation tower
Loth Tower 2003 Switzerland Magglingen 25 m wood tower
Salzkopfturm 1975 Germany Salzkopf 24 m observation tower
Observation Tower Burgstall ? Austria Kirchberg/Donau 24 m observation tower
Krawutschke Tower 1972 Germany Burgberg 13 m observation tower

The Radio Tower Gliwice is the transmission tower of the radio station Gliwice (Gleiwitz), situated at 50°19 N and 18°41 E at the Tarnowitzer Road in Gliwice. ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar). ... The Radio Tower Rottenbuch is a transmitting tower of the company Vodafone on the gemarkung Rottenbuch of the municipality Peiting in the proximity of Schongau. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... Tour du Millénaire is a 60 metre tall observation tower built of wood near Gedinne, Namur, Belgique. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... Aalborg Tower Aalborg TÃ¥rnet (Aalborg Tower) is a 54. ... Year 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Brück aerial testing facility is a facility for testing aerials at Brück, south of Berlin. ... Year 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Observation Tower Blumenthal is a 45 metre tall observation tower built of wood in Blumenthal, Brandenburg, Germany. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Goethe Tower (German: Goetheturm) is a 43-metre high tower built entirely out of wood on the northern edge of Frankfurts Sachsenhausen woods. ... Year 1931 (MCMXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Chuderhüsi Tower is a 42 metre observation tower built of wood at Röthenbach, Emmental, Switzerland. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... Teltschik Tower is a 41 metre high observation tower built of wood near Wilhelmsfeld, Germany. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... Veitsch Oil Mountain Pilgrim Cross is worlds largest pilgrim cross, situated near Veitsch in Austria. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Eugen-Keidel Tower is a 31 metre high observation tower situated at 47°5443 N and 7°5355E on the Schauinsland mountain near Freiburg, Germany. ... A question mark is a punctuation mark. ... Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ... The Fire observation Tower Rennbeck is a 30 metre tall observation tower built of wood on the Rennberg near Oer in Germany. ... A question mark is a punctuation mark. ... Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Loth Tower is a 25 metre tall observation tower built of wood near Magglingen, Switzerland. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Observation Tower Burgstall is a 24 metre tall observation tower on the Burgstall mountain near the village Kirchberg at the Danube River in Austria. ... A question mark is a punctuation mark. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Destroyed towers

Tower Year Country Town Pinnacle height Date of demolition Remarks
Transmission Tower Mühlacker 1934 Germany Mühlacker 190 m April 6th, 1945
Odinstårnet 1935 Denmark Odense 177 m December 14th, 1944 blown up by nazi saboteurs
Transmitter Berlin-Tegel 1933 Germany Berlin 165 m December 16th, 1948
Sendeturm Ismaning 1932 Germany Ismaning 163 m March 16th, 1983
Sendeturm Langenberg 1934 Germany Velbert-Langenberg 160 m October 10th, 1935 destroyed by a tornado
Sendeturm Wiederau 1935 Germany Wiederau 150 m October 27th, 1953
Sendeturm Hamburg-Billstedt 1934 Germany Hamburg 145 m September 1949
Transmitter Żórawina 1932 Germany Żórawina, Poland 140 m Fall 1990
Utbremen Radio Tower 1933 Germany Bremen 90 m ? destroyed by lightning
Transmitter Nuremberg-Kleinreuth 1935 Germany Nuremberg 124 m July 12th, 1961
Transmitter Koblenz 1934 Germany Koblenz 107 m 1965
Transmitter Heilsberg 1935 Germany Lidzbark Warmiński, Poland 115 m 1940
Transmitter Trier 1935 Germany Trier 107 m 1948
Transmitter Heilsberg 1930 Germany Lidzbark Warmiński, Poland 102 m 1935 2 towers
Golm transmitter 1948 Germany Golm 100 m October 25th, 1979
Flensburg Radio Tower 1928 Germany Flensburg 90 m demolished in 1957
Pillar of Mittersill goods aerial tramway 194? Austria Mittersill 80 m Aerial tramway support pillar of goods aerial tramway, which never went in service. Demolished in the 1950ies.
Stadelheim Transmitter 1926 Germany Munich-Stadelheim 75 m 1930ies 2 towers
Wood Transmitting Tower Zeesen 1931 Germany Zeesen 70 m 1939
Reception Tower Utlandshörn 1935 Germany Utlandshörn 65 m 1977
Wardenclyffe Tower 1899 USA Shoreham 57 m 1917
Sahlenburg Marine Radio Station 1937 Germany Cuxhaven 50 m 1937 3 towers, 2 demolished in 1967, third tower demolished in 1970
Jelenia Góra transmitter 1957 Poland Jelenia Góra 47 m 1967
Towers of triangle antenna Langenberg 1935 Germany Velbert-Langenberg 45 m April 12th, 1945 3 towers
Heusweiler Mast 1 1935 Germany Heusweiler 35 m March 17th, 1945
Heusweiler Mast 2 1935 Germany Heusweiler 31 m March 17th, 1945

The Muehlacker Broadcasting Transmission Facility is a radio transmission facility near Mühlacker, Germany, first put into service in 1930. ... Year 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Odinstårnet (The Odin Tower) was an observation tower in Odense, Denmark. ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar). ... The Transmitter Berlin-Tegel was a broadcasting facility for medium wave in Berlin-Tegel, Germany It was built in 1933 and used as aerial a wire hung up in a 165 metre high tower of wood framework. ... Year 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Transmitter Ismaning is a large radio station inaugaurated in 1932. ... Year 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1932 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Sender Langenberg (also translated as Transmission Facility Langenberg) is a broadcasting station that transmits MW, FM and TV signals. ... Year 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Wiederau transmitter is the oldest broadcasting facility of Saxony. ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar). ... The Transmitter Hamburg-Billstedt is a broadcasting facility in Hamburg-Billstedt, established in 1934. ... Year 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The transmitter Żórawina is a facility for FM (in earlier days also for MW)-transmission at Żórawina, southly of Wroclaw, Poland at 17°01 E and 50°59 N. It was established in 1932 as Reichssender Breslau and used as antenna tower a 140 metre tall free-standing lattice tower... Year 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1932 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Bremen, see Bremen (disambiguation). ... The Transmitter Nuremberg-Kleinreuth was a broadcasting facility for medium-wave. ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar). ... The transmitter Koblenz was a transmitting plant for medium wave broadcast in Koblenz-Luetzel. ... Year 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Transmitter Heilsberg was a facility for mediumwave broadcasting at Lidzbark Warmiński (before 1945: Heilsberg) for medium wave broadcasting. ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar). ... The Transmitter Trier went in service in 1932. ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar). ... Transmitter Heilsberg was a facility for mediumwave broadcasting at Lidzbark Warmiński (before 1945: Heilsberg) for medium wave broadcasting. ... Year 1930 (MCMXXX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Golm transmitter was a mediumwave broadcasting facility on the area of a former military high school at Golm near Potsdam. ... Year 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Flensburg-Engelsby transmitter is a facility of NDR for mediumwave, FM- and TV-broadcasting at Flensburg, Germany. ... Year 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Mittersill is a market town in the federal state of Salzburg, Austria, in the Pinzgau region. ... Stadelheim Transmitter was a transmitter for mediumwave broadcasting in Munich-Stadelheim, in the neighbourhood of the famous prison, built in 1926. ... Year 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Wood Transmitting Tower Zeesen was a 70 meter high wood framework tower on the short wave transmitting plant in Zeesen, Germany. ... Year 1931 (MCMXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Reception Tower Utlandshörn was a 65 metre high lattice tower built of teak wood used for shortwave reception at Utlandshörn, Germany. ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar). ... Wardenclyffe Tower located in Shoreham], Long Island, New York. ... Year 1899 (MDCCCXCIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday [1] of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Sahlenburg Marine Radio Station was a facility of Elbe-Weser Radio in Sahlenburg, an urban part of Cuxhaven for marine radio service in short- and mediumwave range. ... Year 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jelenia Góra (German Hirschberg) is a town in south-western Poland. ... Year 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar). ... The Sender Langenberg (also translated as Transmission Facility Langenberg) is a broadcasting station that transmits MW, FM and TV signals. ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar). ... The transmitter Heusweiler is a facility for medium wave broadcasting near Heusweiler, Germany, which went in service on 23 December 1935. ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar). ... The transmitter Heusweiler is a facility for medium wave broadcasting near Heusweiler, Germany, which went in service on 23 December 1935. ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar). ...

Steel lattice Towers

Radio towers with observation decks and observation towers

Tower Year Country Town Pinnacle height Remarks
Tashkent Tower 1985 Uzbekistan Tashkent 374.9 m
Dragon Tower 2000 China Harbin 336 m
Tokyo Tower 1957 Japan Tokyo 333 m
Eiffel Tower 1889 France Paris 324 m
Shijiazhuang TV-tower 1998 China Shijiazhuang 280 m
Qingdao TV Tower 1994 China Quingdao 232 m
Brasilia TV Tower 1967 Brazil Brasilia 218 m
Guangzhou TV Tower 1991 China Guangzhou 217 m
Guangdong TV Tower 1965 China Guangdong 200 m
Nagoya TV Tower 1954 Japan Nagoya 180 m
Odinstårnet 1935 Denmark Odense 175 m destroyed on December 14, 1944
New Brighton Tower 1900 UK Liverpool 172.8 m destroyed
Las Vegas Eiffel Tower ? USA Las Vegas 165 m Replica of Eiffel Tower
Osaka ABC Tower 1966 Japan Osaka 160 m
Blackpool Tower 1894 United Kingdom Blackpool 158 m
Funkturm Berlin 1926 Germany Berlin 150 m Only observation tower standing on insulators
Sapporo TV Tower 1957 Japan Sapporo 147.2 m
Vasco-da-Gama-Tower 1998 Portugal Lisbon 145 m
Observation tower of la Cité de l'Énergie ? Canada Shawinigan, Quebec 115 m
Kobe Port Tower ? Japan Kobe 108 m
Marine Tower Yokohama 1961 Japan Yokohama 106 m
Tsutenkaku ? Japan Osaka 103 m
Hakata Port Tower 1964 Japan Fukuoka 103 m
Beppu Tower 1957 Japan Beppu 100 m
Cholfirst Radio Tower 1973 Switzerland Flurlingen 96 m
Tour métallique de Fourvière 1894 France Lyon 85.9 m Not used as observation tower since 1953
Sunsphere 1982 USA Knoxville 81.07 m
Torre Sant Sebastia 1931 Spain Barcelona 78 m terminal of harbour aerial tramway of Barcelona
Hiratsuka TV Tower 1972 Japan Hiratsuka 70 m
Hot Springs Mountain Tower 1983 USA Hot Springs Mountain 65.8 m
Petřínská rozhledna 1891 Czech Prague 60 m
Bachtel Tower 1986 Switzerland Hinwil 60 m
Green Tower 1998 Japan Sanbu 60 m
Gross Reken Melchenberg Radio Tower ? Germany Reken 60 m
Schomberg Observation Tower 2005/2006 Germany Sundern 60 m
Aalborgtårnet 1933 Denmark Aalborg 54.9 m
Watkins' Tower 1891 UK London 46 m never completed, dismantled
Joseph's Cross 1896 Germany Stolberg 38 m
Poppenberg Observation Tower 1897 Germany Ilfeld 33 m
Lemberg Tower 1899 Germany Lemberg Mountain 33 m
Wanne Observation Tower 1888 Germany Villingen-Schwenningen 30 m
Gehrenberg Tower 1903 Germany Deggenhausertal 30 m
Tower of Unity 1962 Germany Heldrastein 30 m Former additionally guyed lattice tower, which was transformed into observation tower
Observation Tower Height of Goetzingen 1883 Germany Neustadt/Saxony 25 m
Hochfirst Tower 1890 Germany Titisee-Neustadt 25 m Additionally guyed
Büchenbronn Observation Tower 1883 Germany Büchenbronn 24.75 m Additionally guyed
Tour du Belvédère 1898 France Mulhouse-Belvédère 20 m
Gillerberg Observation Tower 1892 Germany Hilchenbach 15 m
Observation Tower Ahlbeck 1998 Germany Ahlbeck ?

An observation tower (alpine also prospect control room) has the function to make as far a remote view and an instructive round view possible over 360° as possible. ... The TV Tower of Tashkent is a 375 meter high tower, located in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. ... The Dragon Tower in Harbin, China is a tall tower of lattice steel used for communication. ... Tokyo Tower ) is a tower in Shiba Park, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan ( ). It is 332. ... The Eiffel Tower (French: , ) is an iron tower built on the Champ de Mars beside the River Seine in Paris, France. ... Shijiazhuang TV-tower is tall structure used for communication built in 1998 in Shijiazhuang,China. ... Qingdao TV Tower is a 232 metre high lattice TV Tower at Quingdao China with an observation deck in a height of 130 metres. ... Brasilia TV Tower is a 218 metre high TV tower at Brasilia. ... Guangzhou Tower is a telecommunication tower in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou at 217m and was erected in 1991. ... Nagoya TV tower The Nagoya TV tower (名古屋テレビ塔; Nagoya Terebi-tō) is an electric wave tower in Nagoya. ... Year 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... OdinstÃ¥rnet (The Odin Tower) was an observation tower in Odense, Denmark. ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar). ... New Brighton Tower was a 172. ... Äž: For the film, see: 1900 (film). ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Paris Las Vegas. ... The Eiffel Tower (French: , ) is an iron tower built on the Champ de Mars beside the River Seine in Paris, France. ... Osaka ABC Tower is a 160 metre high observation tower in Osaka, Japan. ... Year 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. ... Looking down to the road below through the glass floor The Blackpool Tower is a tourist attraction in the town of Blackpool, Lancashire, in Northern England (grid reference SD306360). ... 1894 (MDCCCXCIV) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... The Funkturm Berlin Funkturm - blue illuminated on the occasion of the Funkausstellung 2005 Berliner Funkturm seen from the Zentraler Omnibus Bahnhof The Berliner Funkturm or Funkturm Berlin (Radio Tower Berlin) is a transmitting tower in Berlin, built between 1924 and 1926 by Heinrich Straumer. ... Year 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sapporo TV Tower Sapporo TV Tower (札幌テレビ塔), built in 1957, is a 147. ... Year 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar). ... ÊInsert non-formatted text here--62. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... The Observation tower of la Cité de lÉnergie is a 115 metre high lattice tower at the Cite de lEnergie at Shawinigan, Quebec, Canada. ... Kobe Port Tower ), a hyperboloid structure, is a 108 metre high lattice tower in form of a hyperboloid in Kobe, Japan. ... Marine Tower Yokohama is a 106 metre high lattice tower with an observation deck in a height of 100 metres in Yokohama, Japan. ... Image:Tsutenkaku. ... Hakata Port Tower is a 103 metre high lattice tower with an observation deck in a height of 73. ... Beppu Tower is a 100 metre high lattice transmission tower with an observation deck in a height off 55 metres in Beppu, Japan. ... Cholfirst Radio Tower is a 96 metres tall lattice tower on Cholfirst Mountain at Flurlingen, Switzerland. ... The Tour métallique de Fourvière at night The Tour métallique de Fourvière is a landmark of Lyon, France. ... 1894 (MDCCCXCIV) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... The Sunsphere is an 81. ... Year 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar). ... Torre Sant Sebastia is a 78 metre tall lattice tower in Barcelona, Spain. ... Year 1931 (MCMXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Aerial tramway suspended on two track cables with an additional haulage rope Cable car at Zell am See in the Austrian Alps. ... Hot Springs Mountain Tower is a 65. ... The Petřínská rozhledna is a 60 metre high steel framework tower in Prague, which strongly resembles the Eiffel Tower. ... Bachtel Tower Bachtel Tower ( German: Bachtelturm ) is a 60 metre tall radio tower on 1116 metre high Bachtel mountain near Hinwil, Switzerland. ... Green Tower is a 60-meter-high lattice tower with an observation deck at Chiba, Japan. ... Sundern is a town and a municipality in the Hochsauerland district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. ... AalborgtÃ¥rnet is a 105 metre tall observation tower built of lattice steel in Aalborg, Denmark. ... Watkins Tower was a partially-completed building in London also known as Watkins Folly. Shortly after the construction of the Eiffel Tower a British Member of Parliament, Sir Edward Watkin, proposed the construction of a tower in Wembley Park, London, that would be 46 metres (150 feet) taller. ... Year 1891 (MDCCCXCI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Josephs Cross (Josephskreuz) is an observation tower in form of a double cross on the 579 metre high Auerberg near Stollberg (Hartz). ... Year 1896 (MDCCCXCVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar). ... 1897 (MDCCCXCVII) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Lemberg Tower is a 33 meters high observation tower built in 1899 on the 1015 meters high Lemberg, the highest mountain of the Swabian Alb, at 48° 09 03N and 8° 44 56 E. Lemberg Tower is implemented as steel framework construction and carries also some antennas for directional... Year 1899 (MDCCCXCIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday [1] of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Wanne Observation Tower Wanne observation tower is one of the oldest lattice towers of the world. ... For the toll-free telephone number see Toll-free telephone number Year 1888 (MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Friday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Gehrenberg Tower is a 30 metres tall observation tower of lattice steel on Gehrenberg, a 704 metres high mountain north of Markdorf at 47°4410 N and 9°2414 E. Gehrenberg Tower has some similiarities to Eiffel Tower as it has a bow between its feet like Eiffel... 1900 (MCMIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Friday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... The Tower of Unity (German: Turm der Einheit) is a 30 meter high observation tower on Heldrastein, a rocky mountain belonging to Treffurt in Thuringia. ... Year 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Observation Tower Height of Goetzingen Observation Tower Height of Goetzingen is a 25 metres tall observation tower on Height of Goetzingen near Neustadt in Saxony. ... Year 1883 (MDCCCLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Hochfirst Tower is a 25 metre tall lattice observation tower on the Hochfirst mountain near Titisee-Neustadt at 47°5404 N and 8°1103 E. It was built in 1890 as replacement of a wooden observation tower. ... 1890 (MDCCCXC) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar). ... Please wikify (format) this article or section as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... Year 1883 (MDCCCLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... The Tour du Belvédère is a 20 metre tall observation tower located on Belvédère mountain near Mulhouse in Alsace, France. ... Year 1898 (MDCCCXCVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 1892 (MDCCCXCII) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... The Observation Tower Ahlbeck is an observation tower with tree observation decks at Ahlbeck on the island Usedom in Germany. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ...

Radio tower carrying aerials

Tower Year Country Town Pinnacle height Remarks
Towers of Santa Palomba ? Italy Santa Palomba ? Mediumwave
Kiev TV Tower 1973 Ukraine Kiev 385 m Tallest lattice tower in the world
WITI TV Tower 1962 USA Shorewood, Wisconsin 329 m
KCTV-Tower 1956 USA Kansas City, Missouri 317.6 m
Yerevan TV Tower 1977 Armenia Yerevan 311.7 m
St. Petersburg TV Tower 1962 Russia Saint Petersburg 310 m
Mumbai Television Tower ? Mumbai India 300 m
Star Tower 1991 USA Cincinnati, Ohio 291 m
Sutro Tower 1973 USA San Francisco, California 295 m
Dudelange Radio Tower 1957 Luxembourg Dudelange 285 m
Moscow Octod Tower 2006 Russia Moscow 258 m
Grodno TV Tower 1984 Belarus Grodno 254 m
Towers of Lafayette transmitter 1920 France Marcheprime 250 m 8 towers, demolished between 1944 and 1953
Longwave transmitter Junglinster 1932 Luxembourg Junglinster 250 m 3 towers, insulated against ground, height since 1980 216 m
NSS Annapolis 1936 United States Annapolis 243.8 m destroyed
Central tower (Königs Wusterhausen) 1925 Germany Koenigs Wusterhausen 243 m collapsed on November 15, 1972
Kharkiv TV Tower ? Ukraine Kharkiv 242.5 m
FM/TV-Tower Wavre ? Belgium Wavre 232 m
WOR TV Tower 1949 USA North Bergen, New Jersey 231,65 m dismantled
Crystal Palace Transmitter 1950 United Kingdom London 222 m
Torre TV Bandeirantes 1997 Brazil Sao Paulo 212 m
TV Tower Bol d'Air-Ougrée ? Belgium Bol d'Air-Ougrée 210 m
VRT Zendmast Genk ? Belgium Genk 200 m
Kherson TV Tower ? Ukraine Kherson 200 m
Mulhouse-Belvédère Transmission Tower 1997 France Mulhouse-Belvédère 194 m
Transmitter Sottens 1989 Switzerland Sottens 188 m Mediumwave
Criggion VLF transmitter 1941 UK Criggion, Powys 182.9 m 3 towers, demolished
TV Tower Namur-Profondville ? Belgium Namur-Profondville 163 m
TV Tower Tournai-Froidmont ? Belgium Tournai-Froidmont 157 m
Mesquite Tower 1990 United States Mesquite, Texas 155.3 m
Croydon Transmitter 1962 UK London, Surrey 152 m
RKS Mělník-Chloumek ? Czech Republic Mělník 152 m Mediumwave
RKS Dobrochov ? Czech Republic Dobrochov 152 m Mediumwave
Shukhov radio tower 1922 Russia Moscow 150 m Hyperboloid structure
Longwave transmitter Lahti 1927 Finland Lahti 150 m Two towers carrying an antenna for longwave
RKS Liblice 1 ? Czech Republic Liblice 150 m Two towers carrying an antenna for longwave
Mannesmann Tower Vienna 1954 Germany Vienna 150 m
TV Tower Leglise-Anlier ? Belgium Leglise-Anlier 150 m
Zendstation Ugchelen 1959 Netherlands Ugchelen 142 m
Monte Mario Tower ? Italy Rome 140 m
Frémont Point Transmitter ? UK Fremont Point, Jersey 139 m
Hohenstadt Transmission Tower ? Hohenstadt Germany 137 m
St. Chrischona, old tower 1962 Switzerland St. Chrischona 136 m
Mount Ślęża transmitter 1972 Poland Mount Ślęża 136 m Additionally guyed
Transmission Tower Hardberg 1951 Germany Hardberg 135 m
Trollhättan TV Tower ? Sweden Trollhättan 135 m
Transmission Tower Emley Moor 1956 UK Emley Moor, Yorkshire 135 m dismantled
Soelvesborg transmitter 1985 Sweden Sölvesborg 135 m Mediumwave, 2 towers
Lezarsk TV Tower ? Poland Lezarsk 130 m Additionally guyed
Armstrong Tower 1938 USA Alpine, New Jersey 129.6 m
Piatkowo transmitter, Tower 2 1993 Poland Poznan 128 m
VLF transmitter Grimeton 1923 Sweden Grimeton 127 m VLF, 6 towers
HBG Prangins 1931 Switzerland Prangins 125 m Two towers carrying a longwave antenna
Craigkelly TV Tower ? UK Craigkelly 125 m
Longwave transmitter Motala 1927 Sweden Motala 120 m Two towers carrying an antenna for longwave
Mannesmann Tower Hannover 1955 Austria Hannover 120 m
Transmitter Kalundborg 1927 Denmark Kalundborg 118 m Two towers carrying an antenna for longwave
Nordschwarzwaldturm 1974 Germany Schömberg-Langenbrand 118 m
Kvitsoy-Tower 1981/82 Norway Kvitsoy 117.5 m Mediumwave
Richtfunkstelle Berlin-Frohnau 1973 Germany Berlin 117 m
Helgoland Radio Tower 2000 Germany Helgoland 115 m Additionally guyed
Jagodnik transmitter ? Poland Jagodnik 115 m
Transmission Tower La Dole 1958 Switzerland La Dole 112 m
Swingate Transmitter ? UK Swingate, Kent 111 m 3 towers
Fleckendorf Radio Tower 1955 Austria Ansfelden 110 m
Radio Tower of School for Radiotechnology Nuremberg ? Deutschland Nuremburg 108 m
Yokosuka Microwave Communications Site ? Japan Yokosuka 106.7 m demolished
Zakopane-Gubałówka transmitter ? Poland Zakopane 102 m
Central Tower Deutsch-Altenburg Radio Station 1925 Austria Dutsch-Altenburg 100 m demolished
Schöckl Transmitter 1956 Austria Schöckl Mountain 100 m
Gaisberg Transmitter 1956 Austria Gaisberg Mountain 100 m
Osmolin Radio Tower ? Polen Osmolin 100 m
Torii-Tower 1972 Germany Gusborn 97 m Double Tower
Directional Radio Tower Solec Kujawski 1999 Poland Solec Kujawski  ?
Medium Wave Transmitter Romainville 1934 France Romainville ? two towers
Pfänder Transmitter 1958 Austria Pfänder Mountain 94.7 m
Transmitter Santa Maria di Galeria ? Italy Santa Maria di Galeria 94 m exclave of Vatican City, Mediumwave
Directional Radio Tower Stuttgart-Möhringen 1975 Germany Stuttgart 93 m
Directional Radio Tower Mühlacker 2004 Germany Mühlacker 93 m
Grünten Transmission Tower 1951 Germany Grünten Mountain 92 m
Zendstation Zwollerkerspel 1985 Netherlands Zwollerkerpsel 90 m
TV Tower Słupsk 1991 Poland Słupsk 90 m
Sud Radio Transmitter Pic Blanc 1972 Andorra Pic Blanc 86 m two towers
Transmission Tower Les Ordons ? Switzerland Les Ordons 80 m
Directional Radio Tower Konstantynow 1974 Poland Gabin-Konstantynow 76 m
Radio Tower Colmar ? France Colmar 72 m
Radio Tower Bonhoure ? France Toulouse 72 m
Pohorje transmitter ? Slovenia Maribor 72 m Additionally guyed
Ionosonde Juliusruh 1961 Germany Juliusruh 70 m
Transmission Tower Engelskirchen 1992 Germany Engelskirchen 70 m
Brookmans Park Transmitter 1929 UK Brookmans Park, Hertfordshire 60.96 m
Transmitter Turners Hill ? United Kingdom Turners Hill, West Midland ?
The Wrekin Transmitter ? UK The Wrekin, Shropshire 52 m
Beacon Hill Transmitter ? UK Beacon Hill, Devon ?
Patscherkofel Transmitter 1958 Austria Patscherkofel Mountain 50 m
TV Tower Henley on Thames ? UK Henley on Thames, Berkshire 50 m
Hidden Radio Tower 2002 Germany Stuttgart 42 m

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The Central tower in Königs Wusterhausen was a 243 meter high, free standing steel framework tower on the Funkerberg of Königs Wusterhausen, Germany. ... Year 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... A question mark is a punctuation mark. ... The Transmitter Wavre is a facility for mediumwave, shortwave, FM- and TV-broadcasting near Wavre at Belgium. ... WOR TV Tower was a 231. ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1949 calendar). ... The Crystal Palace Transmitter is a telecommunications tower in the Crystal Palace area in the London Borough of Bromley, England (grid reference TQ339712). ... Year 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Torre TV Bandeirantes is a 212 metre high TV Tower in Avenida Paulista, São Paulo. ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... A question mark is a punctuation mark. ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... The Transmitter Sottens is the nationwide transmitter for French speaking Switzerland. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... The VLF transmitter Criggion is a VLF transmitter for 19. ... For the movie, see 1941 (film). ... Mesquite Tower is a free-standing lattice tower at Mequite, Texas, USA at 32°4546. ... Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ... The Croydon Transmitter is a television transmission facility in Upper Norwood, London, England (grid reference TQ332696), in the London Borough of Croydon, owned by Arqiva. ... Year 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Shukhov Tower in Moscow The Shukhov radio tower, also known as the Shabolovka tower (Russian: Шуховская башня) is a broadcasting tower in Moscow designed by Vladimir Shukhov. ... Year 1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Longwave transmitter Lahti was a facility for longwave transmission at Lahti. ... Year 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... RKS Liblice 1 is a facility for commercial longwave transmission at Liblice, Czech Republic. ... A question mark is a punctuation mark. ... Year 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Zendstation Ugchelen is the designation of a facility for FM- and TV-broadcasting at Ugchelen, Netherlands. ... Year 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... A question mark is a punctuation mark. ... Frémont Point Transmitter is a facility for FM and television transmission at Frémont, Jersey at . ... A question mark is a punctuation mark. ... Hohenstadt is a municipality in Baden-Wuerttemberg belonging to the governmental district Stuttgart. ... Swisscom-Sendeturm St. ... Year 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Mount Åšlęża is a mountain in the Sudetes Highlands (Pogórze Sudeckie) in Lower Silesia, southern Poland. ... Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Transmission Tower Hardberg is a 135 metre high free-standing lattice tower on the Hardberg mountain in Germany at 49°3228 N and 8°4817 E. The Transmission Tower Hardberg is 135 metres high, weighs 130 tons and stands on an area of 12 * 12 metres. ... Year 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... A question mark is a punctuation mark. ... The Emley Moor tower Emley Moor (located at ) is an area of moorland near the village of Emley, near Huddersfield in West Yorkshire, England (national grid reference: SE222128). ... Year 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Daytime coverage - click the image to see better Nighttime coverage Sölvesborg medium wave transmitter is a radio station situated outside Sölvesborg in the southern part of Sweden and was inaugurated May 30, 1985. ... Year 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar). ... A question mark is a punctuation mark. ... Armstrong Tower is a 129. ... Year 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Piatkowo transmitter (Polish designation: SLR PiÄ…tkowo) is a facility for directional radio and broadcasting of local FM and TV programmes at Piatkowo, an urban part of the Polish town of Poznan. ... VLF transmitter Grimeton The VLF transmitter Grimeton is a VLF transmission facility near Grimeton close to Varberg in Sweden. ... Year 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... HBG transmitter in Prangins (emetteurs. ... Year 1931 (MCMXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Craigkelly TV Tower is a 125 metre tall TV tower at Craigkelly ( National Grid Reference: NT233872 )north of Firth of Forth. ... A question mark is a punctuation mark. ... The longwave transmitter Motala is a broadcasting station for longwave, established in 1927 in Motala, Sweden. ... 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Radio masts at Kvitsoy (Kvitsøy), Norway Kvitsoy-Tower is the name for the aerial tower of the 1200 kilowatt transmitter of the broadcasting company of Norway for the frequency 1314 kHz, which was built in 1981/82. ... Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar). ... The Richtfunkstelle Berlin-Frohnau (Directional radio station Berlin-Frohnau) is a facility for directional radio services in the quater Frohnau of Berlin. ... For the song by James Blunt, see 1973 (song). ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ... Jagodnik transmitter (Polish: RTON Jagodnik) is a FM- and TV-broadcasting facility of TP Emitel near Jagonik, a part of Milejewo community, situated in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship in Poland at . 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Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... The Brookmans Park transmitter is a facility for medium wave broadcasting north of London (national grid reference: TL259050). ... Year 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Wrekin Transmitter is a facility for FM- and television- transmission on the The Wrekin, a hill in the county of Shropshire, England. ... A question mark is a punctuation mark. ... Beacon Hill Transmitter is a facility for FM- and television- broadcasting at Beacon Hill, Devon, England. ... A question mark is a punctuation mark. ... Patscherkofel Transmitter is a facility for FM- and TV on the Patscherkofel Mountain near Innsbruck, Tirol, Austria. ... Year 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... TV Tower Henley on Thames is a 50 metre tall free standing lattice tower used for FM- and TV-broadcasting at Henley on Thames. ... A question mark is a punctuation mark. ... The such called Hidden Radio Tower is a 42 metre tall lattice tower at Stuttgart-Büsnau, Germany at 09° 04 16 E and 48° 45 13 N. The Hidden Radio Tower, which was built in 2002 is only visible from a few sites and got therefore its name. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ...

Selfradiating transmission tower

Tower Year Country Town Pinnacle height Remarks
Orfordness transmitting station ? United Kingdom Orfordness ? Insulated against ground, multiple lattice towers
Longwave transmitter Junglinster 1932 Luxembourg Junglinster 250 m 3 towers, insulated against ground, height since 1980 216 m
Blosenbergturm 1937 Switzerland Beromünster 216 m Insulated against ground
LORAN-C transmitter Carolina Beach ? USA Carolina Beach 190.5 m Insulated against ground
Transmitter Sottens, old transmission tower 1948 Switzerland Sottens 190 m demolished in 1989, insulated against ground
Cambridge Bay LORAN Tower 1948 Cambridge Bay Canada 189 m Operates as NDB with callsign CB
Transmitter Beromünster, backup transmission tower 1937 Switzerland Beromünster 126 m Insulated against ground
Transmitter Sottens, backup transmission tower 1931 Switzerland Sottens 125 m Insulated against ground
Puckeridge DECCA tower 194? UK Puckeridge 100 m Insulated against ground
Camphin en Carembault Transmitter, Reserve Transmission Tower ? France Camphin en Carembault ? Insulated against ground
Ashton Moss Transmitter ? UK Ashton-under-Lyne ? 3 towers, insulated against ground
NKR 197? Germany Leimen 20 m Insulated against ground

A typical mast radiator Base feed: mast is fed from Aerial Tuning Unit on right via conductor to top of brown ceramic insulator. ... The Orfordness transmitting station is a medium-wave broadcasting facility owned by VT Communications at Orford Ness, UK (grid reference TM450511). ... The longwave transmitter Junglinster is a longwave broadcasting facility of RTL near Junglinster, Luxemburg, which went into service in 1932. ... Year 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1932 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Blosenbergturm is a transmitting tower in Beromünster, Canton of Lucerne, Switzerland, built in 1937 for the German radio station DRS and sending at a AM frequency of 531 kHz. ... Year 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... LORAN-C transmitter Carolina Beach is the Zulu secondary station of the U.S. Southeast chain ( GRI 7270) with a transmission power of 800 kW. LORAN-C transmitter Carolina Beach, situated near Carolina Beach, North Carolina, USA at 34°346. ... A question mark is a punctuation mark. ... The Transmitter Sottens is the nationwide transmitter for French speaking Switzerland. ... Year 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... CB NDB from the air Cambridge Bay LORAN Tower is a 189 metre tall [[Self supporting[ [lattice tower]] at Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, Canada. ... Year 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... ... Year 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Transmitter Sottens is the nationwide transmitter for French speaking Switzerland. ... Year 1931 (MCMXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... A question mark is a punctuation mark. ... As Ashton Moss Transmitter, one describes two facilities for AM-broadcasting near Ashton Moss, UK. // This facility is used for transmitting the program of Capital Gold on 1458 kHz with a power of 5 kW. It uses as antenna a directional antenna. ... A question mark is a punctuation mark. ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ...

Pylons

Tower Year Country Town Pinnacle height Remarks
Yangtze River Crossing 2003 China Jiangyin 346.5m Tallest pylons in the world
Pylons of Pearl River Crossing 1987 China Pearl River 253 m + 240 m
Orinoco River Crossing ? Venezuela  ? 240 m Tallest electricity pylons in South America
Yangtze River Crossing Wuhu 2003 China  ? 229 m Tallest electricity pylons used for HVDC
Elbe Crossing 2 1976-1978 Germany Stade 227 m
Chusi-Crossing ? Japan Chusi 226 m Tallest electricity pylons in Japan
Daqi-Channel-Crossing 1997 Japan  ? 223 m
Overhead line crossing Suez Canal 1998 Egypt 221 m
LingBei-Channel-Crossing 1993 Japan  ? 214.5 m
Pylons of Messina 1957 Italy Messina 232 m ( 224 m without basement) not used as pylons any more
380kV Thames Crossing 1965 UK West Thurrock 190 m
Elbe Crossing 1 1958-1962 Germany Stade 189 m
Bosporus overhead line crossing III 1999 Turkey Istanbul 160 m
Pylons of Cadiz ? Spain Cadiz 158 m
Aust Severn Powerline Crossing ? UK Aust 148.75 m
132kV Thames Crossing 1932 UK West Thurrock 148.4 m demolished in 1987
Karmsundet Powerline Crossing ? Norway Karmsundet 143.5 m
Limfjorden Overhead powerline crossing 2 ? Denmark Raerup 141.7 m
Pylons of Voerde 1926 Germany Voerde 138 m
Köhlbrand Powerline Crossing ? Germany Hamburg 138 m
Bremen-Farge Weser Powerline Crossing  ? Germany Bremen 135 m
Pylons of Ghesm Crossing 1984 Iran Strait of Ghesm 130 m One pylon standing on a caisson in the sea
Shukhov tower on the Oka River 1929 Russia Dzerzhinsk 128 m Hyperboloid structure, 2 towers, one of them demolished
Energodar Dnepr Powerline Crossing 2 1977 Ukraine Energodar 126 m
Little Belt Overhead powerline crossing 2 ? Denmark Middelfart 125.3 m
Duisburg-Wanheim Powerline Rhine Crossing  ? Germany Duisburg 122 m
Little Belt Overhead powerline crossing 1 ? Denmark Middelfart 119.5 m
Little Belt Overhead powerline crossing 2 ? Denmark Middelfart 119.2 m
Pylons of Duisburg-Rheinhausen 1926 Germany Duisburg-Rheinhausen 118.8 m
Bullenhausen Elbe Powerline Crossing ? Germany Bullenhausen 117 m
Little Belt Overhead powerline crossing 1 ? Denmark Middelfart 113.1 m
Bremen-Industriehafen Weser Powerline Crossing  ? Germany Bremen 111 m two parallel running powerlines
Daugava Powerline Crossing 1975 Latvia Riga 110 m
Orsoy Rhine Crossing ? Germany Orsoy 105 m
Limfjorden Overhead powerline crossing 1 ? Denmark Raerup 101.2 m
Energodar Dnepr Powerline Crossing 2 1977 Ukraine Energodar 100 m
380kV-Ems-Overhead Powerline Crossing  ? Germany Mark (south of Weener) 84 m
Pylon in the artificial lake of Santa Maria 1959 Switzerland Lake of Santa Maria 75 m Pylon in an artificial lake
Anlage 2610, Mast 69  ? Germany Bochum 47 m Pylon of 220kV-powerline decorated with balls in Ruhr-Park mall.
Colossus of Eislingen 1980 Germany Eislingen/Fils 47 m
Pink Pylon ? UK Ashworth Valley ? demounted
Huddersfield Narrow Canal Pylon ? UK Stalybridge, Cheshire ?
Bosporus overhead line crossing I 1957 Turkey Istanbul ?
Bosporus overhead line crossing II 1983 Turkey Istanbul ?

A pylon is a tall steel lattice structure used to support overhead electricity conductors for power transmission. ... The Yangtze River Crossing may refer to one of three overhead power lines crossing the Yangtze River, China. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A pylon is a tall steel lattice structure used to support overhead electricity conductors for power transmission. ... Orinoco River Crossing is an overhead powerline crossing for 2 220kV-circuits over Orinoco River in Venezuela. ... A question mark is a punctuation mark. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The HVDC Three Gorges-Changzhou is a 890 kilometre-long bipolar HVDC powerline in China for the transmission of electric power from the Three Gorges power plant to the area of Changzhou. ... The two main pylons of Elbe Crossing 2 Elbe Crossing 2 is a group of pylons providing overhead lines for four 380kV three phase AC current circuits across the River Elbe. ... Year 1976 Pick up sticks(MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ... A question mark is a punctuation mark. ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... The former electricity pylon on the Sicilian site of Messina Strait (Torre Faro) The Pylons of Messina are the pylons of the former above-ground 220 kV high-voltage line crossing the Strait of Messina between Italy and Sicily, part of a longer power line from Sorgente to Rizziconi. ... Year 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar). ... A pylon is a tall steel lattice structure used to support overhead electricity conductors for power transmission. ... Electricity pylons in Britain are among the tallest structures in the country. ... West Thurrock is a place in the borough of Thurrock in England. ... The northern carrying pylons of Elbe Crossing 2 (foreground) and 1 (background) Elbe Crossing 1 is a group of masts providing an overhead crossing of 220kV three phase AC current line across the River Elbe. ... Year 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Bosporus overhead line crossing III is the third overhead line crossing of the Bosporus. ... This article is about the year. ... The Pylons of Cadiz are two pylons for a 132kV-powerline crossing the bay of Cadiz in Spain. ... The pylon on the English side of the river, photographed from the Severn Bridge Aust Severn Powerline Crossing is the longest powerline span in the UK with a span width of 1618 metres. ... Electricity pylons in Britain are among the tallest structures in the country. ... West Thurrock is a place in the borough of Thurrock in England. ... Year 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... A question mark is a punctuation mark. ... Bremen, see Bremen (disambiguation). ... This article is about the year. ... Shukhov Tower on the Oka River in the suburb of Nizhniy Novgorod, 2006 Shukhov Tower on the Oka River (Dzerzhinsk High-Voltage Mast) is the world’s only surviving hyperboloid electricity pylon. ... Year 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Dzerzhinsk (Дзержинск) is a city of the Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia along the Oka River, about 240km east of Moscow. ... The worlds first hyperboloid water tower by Vladimir Shukhov, All-Russian Exposition, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, 1896 Hyperboloid structures in architecture were first applied by Russian engineer Vladimir Shukhov (1853-1939). ... Energodar Dnepr Powerline Crossing is the designation of two powerline crossings of Kahovskoe reservoir of Dnieper river near Energodar. ... A picture of the Lillebælt in Denmark with the pylons of the Little Belt Overhead powerline crossings Little Belt Overhead powerline crossing 2 is a 380kV-powerline with one circuit crossing Little Belt. ... Duisburg is a German city and port in the western part of the Ruhr Area (Ruhrgebiet) in North Rhine-Westphalia. ... A picture of the Lillebælt in Denmark with the pylons of the Little Belt Overhead powerline crossings Little Belt Overhead powerline crossing 1 is a 380kV-powerline with one circuit crossing Little Belt. ... A picture of the Lillebælt in Denmark with the pylons of the Little Belt Overhead powerline crossings Little Belt Overhead powerline crossing 2 is a 380kV-powerline with one circuit crossing Little Belt. ... Year 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... A question mark is a punctuation mark. ... A picture of the Lillebælt in Denmark with the pylons of the Little Belt Overhead powerline crossings Little Belt Overhead powerline crossing 1 is a 380kV-powerline with one circuit crossing Little Belt. ... Coordinates: , Founded 1201 Government  - Mayor Jānis Birks Area  - City 307. ... A question mark is a punctuation mark. ... Energodar Dnepr Powerline Crossing is the designation of two powerline crossings of Kahovskoe reservoir of Dnieper river near Energodar. ... This article, image, template or category should belong in one or more categories. ... Look up mark in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Weener is a town in the district of Leer in Lower Saxony, Germany. ... The pylon in the artificial lake of Santa Maria is a 75-metre-high anchor pylon, which stands on 28-metre-high feet of concrete in the waters of the artificial lake in the Swiss canton Graubünden. ... Year 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Bochum is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. ... Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ... The Pink Pylon is pylon ZP226, located in the Ashworth Valley, near Rochdale, England. ... The Huddersfield Narrow Canal Pylon is an electricity pylon, which stands with its feet over the Huddersfield Narrow Canal near Heyrod, Stalybridge, Cheshire. ... A question mark is a punctuation mark. ... The Bosporus overhead line crossing I is the first powerline crossing the Bosporus. ... Year 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar). ... Bosporus overhead line crossing II is the second powerline across Bosporus. ... Year 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar). ...

Monuments

Tower Year Country Town Pinnacle height Remarks
Torre del Reformador 1935 Guatemala Guatemala City 75 m

The Taj Mahal, commissioned by the Muslim Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan, as a mausoleum for his wife, Arjumand Banu Begum. ... The Torre del Reformador is a 75 metre high steel framework tower at Guatamala City. ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar). ...

Monuments

Tower Year Country Town Pinnacle height Remarks
Campen Lighthouse 1889 Germany Krummhörn 65.3 m

The Taj Mahal, commissioned by the Muslim Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan, as a mausoleum for his wife, Arjumand Banu Begum. ... Campen Lighthouse ist the tallest lighthouse in Germany. ... Year 1889 (MDCCCLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ...

Wind turbines

Tower Year Country Town Pinnacle height Remarks
Fuhrländer Wind Turbine Laasow 2006 Germany Laasow, Brandenburg 205 m 160 metre tall lattice tower carrying a rotor with 90 metres diameter

Horizontal-axis wind turbine, the Enercon model E-66 wind energy converter, in Germany. ... Fuhrländer Wind Turbine Laasow is a wind turbine, built in 2006 at Laasow in Germany. ...

Pillars of aerial tramways

Tower Year of built Country Town Height Remarks
Pillar of the third section of Gletscherbahn Kaprun 1966 Austria Kaprun 113.6 m Tallest pillar of aerial tramway in the world
Torre Jaume I 1931 Spain Barcelona 107 m intermediate stop of harbour aerial tramway of Barcelona, also observation tower
Pillar of Gant Hohtaelli Aerial Tramway ? Switzerland Zermatt 94 m
Pillar II of Eibsee Aerial Tramway 1962 Germany Garmisch-Partenkirchen 85 m
Pillar of 3S Aerial Tramway 2004 Austria Kitzbühel 80 m
Torre Sant Sebastia 1931 Spain Barcelona 78 m Terminal of harbour aerial tramway of Barcelona
Pillar of Wendelstein Aerial Tramway 1970 Germany Bischofsmais 75 m
Sandia Peak Tramway, Tower 1 1965 USA Albuquerque 70,7 m inclined in an angle of 18 degree
Pillar I of Eibsee Aerial Tramway 1962 Germany Garmisch-Partenkirchen 65 m

Pillar of the Glacial Aerial Tramway Kaprun, tallest aerial tramway support pillar in the world An Aerial Tramway Support Pillar (ATSP) is a pylon-like construction bearing the cable(s) of an aerial tramway. ... The Glacial Aerial Tramway Kaprun III (Gletscherbahn Kaprun III) is the third section of the aerial tramway on the Kitzsteinhorn mountain at Kaprun, Austria. ... Year 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Year 1931 (MCMXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Aerial tramway suspended on two track cables with an additional haulage rope Cable car at Zell am See in the Austrian Alps. ... The Gant-Hohtälli Aerial Tramway is a large-cab aerial tramway near Zermatt, Switzerland. ... A question mark is a punctuation mark. ... The Eibsee aerial tramway is 1963 of the Bavarian course pointed course opened wire ropeway of the valley station Eibsee for summit station on the course pointed summit. ... Year 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The 3S Aerial Tramway is a big cabin aerial tramway which was developed by the Swiss company Roll transport systems in Thun to unite the advantages of a pendulum aerial tramway with their one normal, coupleable single rope cabin aerial tramway. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Torre Sant Sebastia is a 78 metre tall lattice tower in Barcelona, Spain. ... Aerial tramway suspended on two track cables with an additional haulage rope Cable car at Zell am See in the Austrian Alps. ... The Wendelstein Aerial Tramway (Wendelstein-Seilbahn) is a 2953 metre long aerial tramway running from Bayrischzell Osterhofen to Mount Wendelstein. ... The Sandia Peak Tramway, located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, is the worlds longest aerial tramway. ... The Eibsee aerial tramway is 1963 of the Bavarian course pointed course opened wire ropeway of the valley station Eibsee for summit station on the course pointed summit. ... Year 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Other Uses

Tower Year Country Town Pinnacle height Remarks
Parachute Tower Katowice 1937 Poland Katowice 50 m

Parachute Tower Katowice is a 50 metre tall lattice tower built in 1937 for training parachute jumps. ... Year 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

See also


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Lattice tower - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (244 words)
A lattice tower is a freestanding steel framework tower.
The tallest lattice tower built of wood was at Muehlcker.
In Germany the last big radio towers consisting of wood were the transmission towers of the transmitter Golm and the transmitter Ismaning.
Radio masts and towers - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1688 words)
In the case of a mast radiator or radiating tower, the whole mast or tower is itself the transmitting antenna.
In Germany and the Netherlands most towers constructed for point-to-point microwave links are built of reinforced concrete, while in the UK most are lattice towers.
Such towers also have the added advantage of being able to be placed in national parks and other such protected places without being obtrusive, such as towers disguised as cacti in Coronado National Forest[3].
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