Torre Cásper Líbero, TV tower on Paulista Avenue, Bela Vista, São Paulo, Brazil
Torre Cásper Líbero is a 103-metre television tower on the roof of the Fundação Cásper Líbero building at Avenida Paulista 900, in the Bela Vista district. Designed by Italian architect Gian Carlo Gasperini, it was inaugurated on 21 April 1983 and carries the transmissions of TV Gazeta. Its outline echoes the Eiffel Tower and it is lit in yellow.
The tower was designed by Italian architect Gian Carlo Gasperini and inaugurated on 21 April 1983. It rises 103 metres above the Cásper Líbero Foundation building on Avenida Paulista, 900, in the Bela Vista district, and carries the transmissions of TV Gazeta and its radio stations.
The tower's yellow illumination, designed by television director Nilton Travesso, is a familiar marker on Paulista Avenue. Travesso, struck by the tower's resemblance to the Eiffel Tower during a plane trip, studied a lighting effect to bring it closer to the Parisian landmark. The tower rises above the Cásper Líbero Foundation building, home to TV Gazeta.
The tower rises from the roof of the Fundação Cásper Líbero building at Avenida Paulista, 900, in the Bela Vista district. It is seen from the avenue itself; there is no observation deck or public access to the structure. Its yellow illumination, designed by television director Nilton Travesso, is best noticed after dark.
The tower's yellow illumination was devised by television director Nilton Travesso, who noticed from a plane how much its silhouette resembled the Eiffel Tower and studied a lighting scheme to bring it closer to the Parisian model. The tower was inaugurated on 21 April 1983 and stands 103 metres tall.
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