Kékestető TV Tower

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Kékestető TV Tower is a 176 m tall multifunctional transmitter built of reinforced concrete on the 1014 m high Kékes mountain, Hungary. It is also an observation tower, including a restaurant.

History

The built a 20 m high wooden watchtower at east of the Kékes summit in 1889, what was rebuilt and named after József Vass in 1926, but demolished in 1938. The first 65-meter TV tower, made of andesite, was handed over in 1960. A new 178-meter-high TV tower was built in 1980, and the older one was converted into a hotel (later closed). The new TV tower also functions as a lookout point.

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