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Alpha
Feb 9, 2006, 12:52 PM
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Official sources: http://en.structurae.de/structures/data/index.cfm?id=s0014181
Unofficial sources: http://hem.passagen.se/longwave/motala.html , http://www.samlaren.org/motala/

Building Name: Radio Towers Motala
Native Name: Motala rundradiostation
Other Names: Sveriges Rundradiomuseum i Motala
Address: Radiovägen
City: Motala
Postal Code: 591 35
State/Province: Östergötlands län
Country: Sweden
Official Building Website URL:
Skyscrapers.com (Emporis.info) URL:
Architect:
Interesting Facts/Records (in own words): Famous landmark, famous transmitter site, whose name found on dials of
many radio sets, towers now under monumemental protection


Heights--
- antenna: 120 metres
- spire:
- roof:
- top floor:
- other heights:

Current Building Status (Built, Proposed, Canceled, Destroyed, etc...): Built

Construction Dates--
- started: 1927
- finished: 1927
- destroyed:


Above ground floors:
Below ground floors:
Floor-to-floor height:
Gross Floor area:
Elevator count:
Unit count: 2

Structure Type(s): Tower
Building Use(s): Communication , Monument
Building Style(s):
Building Materials: Steel

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City Name: Motala
Native Name:
State/Province: Hallands län
Country: Sweden
Population: 30136
Population Source & Year: http://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motala (2000)
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Official sources: http://en.structurae.de/structures/data/index.cfm?id=s0010737
Unofficial sources: http://hem.passagen.se/longwave/Grimeton.html
Building Name: Towers of SAQ Grimeton
Native Name: Radiostation Grimeton SAQ
Other Names:
Address: Radiostationen Grimeton 72
City: Rolfstorp
Postal Code: 430 16
State/Province: Halland
Country: Sweden
Official Building Website URL: http://www.alexander.n.se/
Skyscrapers.com (Emporis.info) URL:
Architect:
Interesting Facts/Records (in own words): Famous landmark, UNESCO World Cultural Heritage, famous transmittter


Heights--
- antenna: 127 metres
- spire:
- roof:
- top floor:
- other heights:

Current Building Status (Built, Proposed, Canceled, Destroyed, etc...): Built

Construction Dates--
- started: 1924
- finished: 1924
- destroyed:


Above ground floors:
Below ground floors:
Floor-to-floor height:
Gross Floor area:
Elevator count:
Unit count: 6

Structure Type(s): Tower
Building Use(s): Communication
Building Style(s):
Building Materials: Steel

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City Name: Rolfstorp
Native Name:
State/Province: Hallands län
Country: Sweden
Population: 505
Population Source & Year: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varberg_Municipality (2000)
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Official sources: http://en.structurae.de/structures/data/index.cfm?ID=s0012619
Unofficial sources:
Building Name: Lahti Radio Towers
Native Name: Radiomäki
Other Names:
Address: Radiomäki
City: Lahti
Postal Code: 15111
State/Province: Southern Finland
Country: Finland
Official Building Website URL: http://www3.lahti.fi/museot/radioand.html
Skyscrapers.com (Emporis.info) URL:
Architect:
Interesting Facts/Records (in own words): Famous landmark, famous transmittter, whose name can be found
on many radio dials, now monuments (part of radio museum)


Heights--
- antenna: 150 metres
- spire:
- roof:
- top floor:
- other heights:

Current Building Status (Built, Proposed, Canceled, Destroyed, etc...): Built

Construction Dates--
- started: 1927
- finished: 1927
- destroyed:


Above ground floors:
Below ground floors:
Floor-to-floor height:
Gross Floor area:
Elevator count:
Unit count: 2

Structure Type(s): Tower
Building Use(s): Communication, Monument
Building Style(s):
Building Materials: Steel

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City Name: Lahti
Native Name:
State/Province: Southern Finland
Country: Sweden
Population: 98349
Population Source & Year: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lahti (2000)
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Official sources: http://en.structurae.de/structures/data/index.cfm?ID=s0014107
Unofficial sources: http://www.waniewski.de/id86.htm
Building Name: Kvitsoy Tower
Native Name: Kvitsøy kringkastar
Other Names:
Address:
City: Kvitsoy
Postal Code: 1144
State/Province: Rogaland
Country: Norway
Official Building Website URL:
Skyscrapers.com (Emporis.info) URL:
Architect:
Interesting Facts/Records (in own words): Transmission tower of most powerful (transmission power: 1200 kW) transmittter of Norway, which can be received well at night in whole Europe.
Famous landmark.


Heights--
- antenna: 117.5 metres
- spire:
- roof:
- top floor:
- other heights: Height of middle crossbars: 67.5 metres

Current Building Status (Built, Proposed, Canceled, Destroyed, etc...): Built

Construction Dates--
- started: 1981
- finished: 1982
- destroyed:


Above ground floors:
Below ground floors:
Floor-to-floor height:
Gross Floor area:
Elevator count:
Unit count: 1

Structure Type(s): Tower
Building Use(s): Communication
Building Style(s):
Building Materials: Steel

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City Name: Kvitsoy
Native Name:
State/Province: Rogaland
Country: Norway
Population: 508
Population Source & Year: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kvitsoy (2004)
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LMich
Feb 10, 2006, 5:44 AM
All added, but the last tower's height was taken from Structurae.en, which lists the height as 60.5m to the crossbar, and 188m to the tip.