| Dragon Tower | |
|---|---|
| 龙塔 | |
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  Location within China | |
| Alternative names | Long Ta Heilongjiang Tower |
| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Steel lattice television and observation tower |
| Location | Harbin, Heilongjiang,  China |
| Coordinates | 45°44′45.55″N 126°40′28″E / 45.7459861°N 126.67444°E / 45.7459861; 126.67444 |
| Construction started | 1999 |
| Completed | 2000 |
| Height | |
| Antenna spire | 335.89 m (1,102 ft) |
| Top floor | 216.10 m (709 ft) |
| References | |
Dragon Tower, also known as Long Ta (Chinese: 龙塔; pinyin: lóng tǎ) or Heilongjiang Tower (Chinese: 黑龙江塔), is a 336 m (1,102 ft) tall multi-purpose Chinese steel lattice television and observation tower. The Long Ta is used for television broadcasting; telecommunication, transmitting FM-/TV-broadcasting throughout the province of Heilongjiang; for observation, providing a view of the surrounding areas of city. The tower has observation decks and buffet restaurants. It has a AAAA rating.
Dragon Tower is 336 m (1,102 ft) and is the fourth tallest freestanding lattice tower in the world, the second tallest in Asia, and tallest in China. The tower has an antenna at 335.89 m (1,102 ft) and a top floor at 216.10 m (709 ft).
See also
- Lattice tower
- List of tallest towers in the world
- List of tallest freestanding structures in the world
- List of tallest freestanding steel structures
- Heilongjiang Television, Dragon Scenery, the television station group that is in this tower
- Long Guang, Dragon Broadcast, the radio station group that is in this tower
- Harbin
- Heilongjiang
References
- ^ "Dragon Tower, Harbin - SkyscraperPage.com". Skyscraperpage.com. Retrieved 2012-12-23.
- ^ "Dragon Tower Harbin, Harbin Long Ta Tower with Plentiful Pictures :: Tour-Beijing.com". Tour-beijing.com. Retrieved 2012-12-23.
- ^ "Official Webpage :: Long Ta". Longta.net. Archived from the original on 2012-12-29. Retrieved 2012-12-23.
External links
- Chinese: Official Website
- Dragon Tower, Harbin - SkyscraperPage.com
- Dragon Tower Harbin, Harbin Long Ta Tower with Plentiful Pictures :: Tour-Beijing.com
- Official website from HLJTV
| Heilongjiang topics | |
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| Harbin (capital) | |
| General | |
| Geography | |
| Education | |
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