The Brasilia Digital TV Tower (
Portuguese: ''Torre de TV Digital de Brasília'') is a
broadcast tower
Radio masts and towers are typically tall structures designed to support antennas for telecommunications and broadcasting, including television. There are two main types: guyed and self-supporting structures. They are among the tallest human-mad ...
which made digital television signal available for the whole
Federal District and
surroundings. It is also known as the “Flor do Cerrado”, the
Cerrado flower. Initially planned to open to the public on April 21, 2010, as a celebration of the 50th anniversary of the City of Brasília, the tower was only inaugurated two years later on April 21, 2012.
The tower was one of the final designs of Brazilian architect
Oscar Niemeyer, and cost R$75 million.
The tower is 182 meters tall to the top of the antenna. The enclosed building is reinforced concrete structure for 120 meters, with 50m of metallic structure above that, topped by a 12m
television antenna. The main building contains two observatories. The highest one, 80 meters above the ground, contains a restaurant with a panoramic view. The other one is used as an art gallery.
References
External links
''Conheça Brasília'' a website sponsored by the Ministry of Tourism for the promotion of tourism in Brasília
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Towers completed in 2012
Radio masts and towers
Towers in Brazil
Buildings and structures in the Federal District (Brazil)
Tourist attractions in Federal District (Brazil)
Oscar Niemeyer buildings
Observation towers
Restaurant towers