Dual-use Chimneys
Some very high chimneys are used for carrying antennas of mobile phone services and low power FM/TV-transmitters. Special attention must be paid to possible corrosion problems if these antennas are near the exhaust of the chimney.
In some cases the chimneys of power stations are used also as pylons. However this type of construction, which is used at several power stations in the former Soviet Union, is not very common, because of corrosion problems of conductor cables.
The Dům Dětí a Mládeže v Modřanech in Prague, Czech Republic is equipped with an observation deck.
The chimney of Pei Tou Incinerator carries a revolving restaurant.
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