Pyongyang TV Tower is a free-standing concrete TV tower with an observation deck and a panorama restaurant at a height of 150 metres in Pyongyang, North Korea. It was built in April 1967 for enhancing the broadcasting area, which was very poor at the time, and because of the start of color TV broadcasts. It is mostly used for tourism.
The Pyongyang TV Tower is heavily based on the design of the Ostankino Tower in Moscow, which was built at the same time. There are broadcast antennas at the height of 34.5 m, 65 m, 67.5 m and 85 m, located at circular structures. An observation deck can be found at 94 meters high. At the end, a 50 meter-tall broadcast antenna is located.
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