Brasília Digital TV Tower
| Brasilia Digital TV Tower | |
|---|---|
 Brasilia Digital TV Tower is a project of Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer, one of the remanescent architects of the modernist architecture movement | |
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| Alternative names | Flor do Cerrado (Savannah Flower) |
| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | observation, telecommunications, attraction, restaurant |
| Location | Sobradinho, DF,  Brazil |
| Construction started | 2009 |
| Completed | 2012 |
| Height | |
| Antenna spire | 180 m (590.6 ft) |
| Roof | 120 m (393.7 ft) |
| Top floor | 80 m (262.5 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 62 (equivalent) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Oscar Niemeyer |
The Brasilia Digital TV Tower, also known as cerrado flower, is a broadcast tower which made digital television signal available for the whole Federal District and surroundings. Despite having been initially planned to open to the public on April 21, 2010, as a celebration of the 50th anniversary of the City of Brasília,[1] the tower was only inaugurated two years later on April 21, 2012.[2]
The tower has been projected by Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer and has cost R$ 75 million.
The tower is 180 meters tall, from which 120 meters correspond to a concrete structure and the rest to the metallic structure of the television antenna. Moreover, two glass observatories complete the structure. The highest one - at 80 meters above the ground - contains a restaurant with a panoramic view. The other one is used as an art gallery.[3]
References
- ^ Agencia Brasilia, a state-owned communications agency. Retrieved July 27th 2011
- ^ Torre de TV Digital de Brasília é inaugurada para visitação
- ^ "Cidades DF - Obra da Torre de Televisão Digital de Brasília deve ser entregue no dia 21 de abril". Correio Braziliense. Retrieved 2011-07-27.
External links
- Conheça Brasília, a website sponsored by the Ministry of Tourism for the promotion of tourism in Brasília