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. It is a 118 metre high construction of lerch wood framework and after the demolition of the wood radio tower of Ismaning on March 16th, 1983 perhaps the only wood-built transmission tower in the world. The Radio Tower Gliwice is perhaps the tallest construction of wood in the world. It is designed to carry aerials for mediumwave broadcasting, but the transmitter is not in service any more. Motto: none Voivodship Silesian Municipal government Rada Miejska Gliwic Mayor Zygmunt Frankiewicz Area 134,2 km² Population - city - urban - density 204 800 - 1528/km² Founded City rights 1276 - Latitude Longitude 50°17 N 18°40 E Area code +48 32 Car plates SG Twin towns - Municipal Website Gliwice (pronounce: [gli... March 16 is the 75th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (76th in Leap years). ... 1983 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The Radio Tower Gliwice was built in 1935 in order to replace the former smaller transmitter of Gliwice situated at the Raudener Street. It went in service on December 23rd, 1935. On August 31st, 1939 the Attack on Gleiwitz radio station took place. The transmission facility was not demolihed in World War II. From October 4th, 1945 until the inaugauration of the new transmitter in Ruda Śląska in 1955 the transmitter Gliwice was used for medium wave broadcasting of the Polish Broadcasting Company. After 1955 the transmitter was used as jammer against medium wave transmitters radiating Polish programmes, e.g. Radio Free Europe. Nowadays the Radio Tower Gliwice carries multiple transmission aerials for mobile phone services. The Gleiwitz incident refers to a staged attack against a German radio station in Gleiwitz (nowadays Gliwice) on the night of August 31, 1939 . ...
The Gleiwitz incident refers to a staged attack against a German radio station in Gleiwitz (nowadays Gliwice) on the night of August 31, 1939 . ... Olympiaturm Towers by height Tehrans Milad Tower is the worlds fourth tallest free standing structure at 435 m. ...
External link
Museum of the Tower (http://www.radiostacjagliwicka.republika.pl/)
Originally, Eiffel had a permit to leave the tower standing for 20 years, more than recouping his expenses, but, as it proved valuable for communication purposes, it was allowed to stay after the end of the permit.
The tower (and the rest of Paris) were almost blown up by a terrorist nuclear bomb and Lois Lane almost plunged to her death under its elevator in Superman II.
The RadioTowerGliwice was nicknamed "Eiffel Tower of Upper Silesia" and the wood framework tower of the transmitter Ismaning, which was demolished in 1983 was called the "Bavarian Eiffel Tower".
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