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Žižkov Television Tower

Prague 3, Czech Republic

The 101st tallest tower in the world

216 m · 709 ft

The Žižkov Television Tower (Czech: Žižkovský vysílač) is a transmitter tower built in Prague between 1985 and 1992. Designed by the architect Václav Aulický and the structural engineer Jiří Kozák, it stands high above the city's traditional skyline from its position on top of a hill in the district of Žižkov, from which it takes its name. The tower is an example of high-tech architecture.

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

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