Zhuzhou Television Tower Explained

Zhuzhou Television Tower is a 293abbr=offNaNabbr=off tall^[1] free standing telecommunications tower in Zhuzhou, China.^[2] It is the ninth tallest tower in China, and the second tallest steel tower.It features a revolving restaurant and open-air observation deck. It broadcasts five television and two radio channels.^[3]

History

It was completed in 1999 after three years of construction.^[3] The cost of construction was over US$13 million.^[4]

The immediate vicinity of the tower has since been redeveloped as a tourist attraction and renamed "Shennong City", and as part of the project the tower was renamed the "Shennong Tower".^{[5] [4]}

Some redevelopment was carried out in 2006 to improve fire safety and add a ballroom to the lobby.^[6]

See also

• List of towers
• Lattice tower
• List of tallest freestanding steel structures

External links

• Web site: Shennong Tower. https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211214/oINqMCMBOpo . 2021-12-14 . live. Youtube.

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Zhuzhou Television Tower, Zhuzhou . SkyscraperPage.com . 2022-05-02.
2. Web site: Zhuzhou TV Tower Raiders. zh. 蚂蜂窝 (Ant Nest). 19 July 2015.
3. Web site: Zhuzhou Tower. CGTC EN. China Great Towers Committee. 19 July 2015.
4. Web site: Shennong Tower in Zhuzhou, China. The World Federation of Great Towers. 19 July 2015.
5. Web site: Hunan Tourism. Hunan Government Website International. 19 July 2015.
6. Web site: TV tower fire rectification fully completed. 湖南商务之窗 (Hunan business window). zh. 19 July 2015.