Tianjin Radio and Television Tower
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The Tianjin Radio and Television Tower is a 415.2 m (1,362 ft) tower
in Tianjin
, China
used primarily for communication. It was built in 1991 at a cost of $45 million. Approximately two-thirds up the tower is an observation pod with floor space 253m (830 feet) (used mostly for communication equipment). It is a member (10th tallest) of the World Federation of Great Towers.
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Tianjin
' is a metropolis in northern China and one of the five national central cities of the People's Republic of China. It is governed as a direct-controlled municipality, one of four such designations, and is, thus, under direct administration of the central government...
, China
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used primarily for communication. It was built in 1991 at a cost of $45 million. Approximately two-thirds up the tower is an observation pod with floor space 253m (830 feet) (used mostly for communication equipment). It is a member (10th tallest) of the World Federation of Great Towers.