Telecommunication Tower Aarhus (Danish ''Søsterhøj Antennen'', ''Søsterhøj Senderen'' or simply ''Søsterhøj''), is a radio and television transmission tower in

Aarhus Aarhus (, , ; officially spelled Århus from 1948 until 1 January 2011) is the second-largest city in Denmark and the seat of Aarhus municipality, Aarhus Municipality. It is located on the eastern shore of Jutland in the Kattegat sea and app ...

Denmark Denmark is a Nordic countries, Nordic country in Northern Europe. It is the metropole and most populous constituent of the Kingdom of Denmark,, . also known as the Danish Realm, a constitutionally unitary state that includes the Autonomous a ...

. It is the main transmission antenna in all of Aarhus. The tower is situated on the top of the hill of Søsterhøj (112 metres above sea level) in the neighbourhood of Skåde, in the district of

Højbjerg Højbjerg is a postal district of Aarhus, Denmark. Højbjerg originated as a coastal suburb to the south of Aarhus, but has now completely merged with the city. Højbjerg is located 5 km from the city centre and had a population of 22,000 i ...

. The construction of Telecommunication Tower Aarhus began in 1956, and it was finished later that same year. The tower and mast reach 216 m tall, with the tower itself at 65 metres. Telecommunication Tower Aarhus has been noted worldwide for its relatively unusual use of concrete as a construction material for the tower supporting the long wired mast.

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Søsterhøj Senderen on Scyscraperpage.com * Søsterhøj Senderen on Emporis.com {{coord, 56, 05, 55, N, 10, 13, 01, E, type:landmark_region:DK-82_source:dewiki, display=title Buildings and structures in Aarhus Radio masts and towers in Europe Telecommunications in Denmark Towers completed in 1956 Towers in Denmark

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