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. It was built between 13 October 1951 and 2 December 1951 and consists of a 35-metre-high bricked tower with a footprint of 4 by 7 metres, on which are 18.5-metre-high radio towers. The tower was inaugurated on 13 July 1952.

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* https://web.archive.org/web/20020719164527/http://www.potzberg.de/turmbau.htm * http://www.skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?b47293 {{coord, 49, 31, 14, N, 7, 28, 49, E, region:DE-RP_type:landmark_source:dewiki, display=title Radio masts and towers in Germany Observation towers in Rhineland-Palatinate 1951 establishments in West Germany Towers completed in 1951

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