Status In use Completed 1981 Opened 1981 | Type TV tower Height 176 m | |
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Location Kékes, Gyöngyös, Heves County, Hungary Civil engineer Út- és Vasúttervező Vállalat (Uvaterv, "Road and Railway Planner Company") Address Gyöngyös, Kékestető, 3221 Hungary Main contractor Magyar Posta (Hungarian Post) Similar Kékes, Mátra, Galya‑tető, Dobogókő, Ágasvár Profiles | ||
Kékestető TV Tower (Hungarian: Kékes TV-torony) is a 176-metre (577 ft) tall multifunctional transmitter built of reinforced concrete on the 1,014-metre (3,327 ft) high Kékes mountain, Hungary. It is also an observation tower, including a restaurant.
History
The first 20.4-metre high observation tower was built in 1889 and demolished in 1938. The present-day TV tower was built in 1981.
References
Kékestető TV Tower Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA