Zhuzhou Television Tower, Television tower in Zhuzhou, China.
Zhuzhou Television Tower is a steel structure that rises 293 meters (961 feet) in the central Chinese city of Zhuzhou. Two elevators transport visitors to observation levels offering views across the city and surrounding areas.
This telecommunications structure was completed in 1999 and began serving radio and television broadcasters from its height. Since then it has remained a defining feature of Zhuzhou's skyline.
The tower was renamed Shennong Tower as part of the redevelopment of its surroundings into Shennong City, a park themed on the legendary emperor Yandi (Shennong). The name links the broadcast structure to the deity credited in Chinese tradition with teaching agriculture and medicine.
The tower stands in the Tianyuan District of Zhuzhou, within the Shennong City theme park that surrounds its base. Visitors ride lifts to a revolving restaurant and an open-air observation deck near the top. The 2006 renovation added a ballroom to the lobby, and fire-safety systems were upgraded at the same time.
The tower is the second-tallest steel tower in China, behind only the 336-metre Tianjin Radio and Television Tower. Its 293 metres place it ninth among Chinese towers overall. The 1999 project cost more than US$13 million and took three years to build.
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