Dragon Tower, also known as Long Ta () or Heilongjiang Tower
(), is a tall multi-purpose
Chinese steel
Steel is an alloy of iron and carbon that demonstrates improved mechanical properties compared to the pure form of iron. Due to steel's high Young's modulus, elastic modulus, Yield (engineering), yield strength, Fracture, fracture strength a ...
lattice television
Television (TV) is a telecommunication medium for transmitting moving images and sound. Additionally, the term can refer to a physical television set rather than the medium of transmission. Television is a mass medium for advertising, ...
and
observation tower. The Long Ta is used for television broadcasting;
telecommunication
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, transmitting FM-/TV-broadcasting throughout the
province of
Heilongjiang; for
observation, providing a view of the surrounding areas of
city
A city is a human settlement of a substantial size. The term "city" has different meanings around the world and in some places the settlement can be very small. Even where the term is limited to larger settlements, there is no universally agree ...
. The tower has
observation decks and buffet restaurants. It has a
AAAA rating.
Dragon Tower is 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 and a top floor at .
See also
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Lattice tower
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List of tallest towers in the world
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List of tallest freestanding structures in the world
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List of tallest freestanding steel structures
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Heilongjiang Television, ''Dragon Scenery'', the television station group that is in this tower
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Long Guang, ''Dragon Broadcast'', the radio station group that is in this tower
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Harbin
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Heilongjiang
References
External links
Chinese: Official WebsiteDragon Tower, Harbin - SkyscraperPage.comDragon Tower Harbin, Harbin Long Ta Tower with Plentiful Pictures :: Tour-Beijing.com
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Buildings and structures in Harbin
Towers in China
Tourist attractions in Harbin
AAAA-rated tourist attractions
Towers completed in 2000
Observation towers in China
Communication towers in China
Towers with revolving restaurants
Lattice towers
2000 establishments in China