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Foișorul de Foc

Romania

The 186th tallest tower in the world

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Foișorul de Foc (literally The Fire Tower) is a 42 metres (138 feet) high building in Bucharest, Romania, between Obor, Calea Moșilor, and Nerva-Traian. It was used in the past as an observation tower by the firemen. In September 2024, the museum was reopened, the building having undergone restoration, starting from 2021.

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

More tall towers in Romania

  1. Basarab Tower114 m
  2. Galați TV Tower110 m
  3. Black Tower (Brașov) m
  4. Sighișoara Clock Tower m
  5. Firemen's Tower (Satu Mare) m

Other tall towers worldwide

  1. Warsaw radio mast · Konstantynów646.4 m
  2. Tokyo Skytree · Oshiage634 m
  3. KRDK-TV mast · Traill County627.8 m
  4. Diversified Communications Tower · South Carolina609.6 m
  5. KATV tower · Jefferson County609.6 m
  6. KVLY-TV mast · Blanchard605 m
  7. Abraj Al Bait · Mecca601 m
  8. Canton Tower · Chigang Subdistrict600 m