Vitosha Mountain TV Tower, better known as Kopitoto ( bg, Копитото, "The Hoof") after the rock outcrop () it stands on, is a tall TV tower built of reinforced concrete on
Vitosha
Vitosha ( bg, Витоша ), the ancient ''Scomius'' or ''Scombrus'', is a mountain massif, on the outskirts of Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria. Vitosha is one of the symbols of Sofia and the closest site for hiking, alpinism and skiing. Conveni ...
Mountain near
Sofia, Bulgaria
Sofia ( ; bg, София, Sofiya, ) is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria. It is situated in the Sofia Valley at the foot of the Vitosha mountain in the western parts of the country. The city is built west of the Iskar river, and ha ...
. The footprint of the tower has the shape of a hexagon with three of the sides extended (i.e. almost triangular). From the tower there is a commanding view of Sofia, and the tower can be seen from everywhere in Sofia, making it a landmark of Sofia's skyline. It is the second tallest television tower in Bulgaria.
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List of towers
Several extant building fulfill the engineering definition of a tower: "a tall human structure, always taller than it is wide, for public or regular operational access by humans, but not for living in or office work, and are ''self-supporting' ...
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List of tallest structures in Bulgaria
An incomplete list of the tallest structures in Bulgaria. This list contains all types of structures.
See also
*List of tallest buildings in Sofia
*List of tallest buildings in Bulgaria
*List of tallest buildings in Europe
*List of tallest bu ...
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Pictures and description in Bulgarian*
Towers in Bulgaria
Buildings and structures in Sofia
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