The Long Ta in Harbin

Harbin

Harbin ; Manchu language: , Harbin; Russian: Харби́н Kharbin ), is the capital and largest city of Heilongjiang Province in Northeast China, lying on the southern bank of the Songhua River...

, Heilongjiang

Heilongjiang

For the river known in Mandarin as Heilong Jiang, see Amur River' is a province of the People's Republic of China located in the northeastern part of the country. "Heilongjiang" literally means Black Dragon River, which is the Chinese name for the Amur. The one-character abbreviation is 黑...

, China

China

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 is a tall tower

Tower

A tower is a tall structure, usually taller than it is wide, often by a significant margin. Towers are distinguished from masts by their lack of guy-wires....

 of lattice steel used for communication. It was built in 2000 and rises to 336 m (1102 ft).

The Long Ta Tower

Treeore, sightseeing, food and beverage service, advertisement propagation, environmental and meteorological monitoring, microwave telecommunication and wireless communication together. The total building area of the Dragon Tower is 16,600 square meters. The tower base consists of the underground floor and the first four floors above ground. The base is made into a spherical crown. The tower body is built into a regular octagon. The tower appears to be a parabola. The tower halls are located from 181m to 206m, consisting of a saucer in the bottom and a ball-shape hall on the top. The antenna is installed in elevation of 220.5m to 6m. Awarded the title of Grade-AAAA tourist sight by the State Tourism administration, the Dragon Tower has become a landmark of Harbin and Heilongjiang Province.

See also

• list of towers
• List of tallest freestanding structures in the world
• Long Bei Jing
  Long Bei Jing
  Heilongjiang Television , is a television network in the Harbin, China and Heilongjiang province area. The Heilongjiang Television and Radio Broadcast Center is located in the Long Ta . It is associated with Long Guang through the Heilongjiang Radio and TV Group...
  
  , Dragon Scenery, the television station group that is in this tower
• Long Guang, Dragon Broadcast, the radio station group that is in this tower

External links

• LongTa-Official Website
• http://www.skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?b1655
• Official website from HLJTV