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Tianjin Radio and Television Tower

Tianjin, China

The 17th tallest tower in the world

415.2 m · 1,362 ft

The Tianjin Radio and Television Tower is a 415.2-meter-tall (1, 362 ft) tower in Tianjin, China, used primarily for communication. It is the 8th tallest freestanding tower in the world. It was built in 1991 at a cost of $45 million. Approximately two-thirds of the way up the tower is an observation pod with 253 square meters (2, 720 sq ft) of floor space (used mostly for communication equipment). It is a member of the World Federation of Great Towers.

Building data from Wikidata (CC0); heights normalised. Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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