OTE Tower, Television tower in central Thessaloniki, Greece.
The OTE Tower is a television and communication tower located within the Thessaloniki International Exhibition Center grounds. It stands tall above the fairgrounds and includes a rotating restaurant on one of its upper floors.
The tower was designed in 1966 by architect Alexandros Anastasiadis as part of Greece's early broadcasting network. It was built to transmit radio and television signals across the Thessaloniki region.
The tower's second floor once served as an art gallery, where Theodore Antoniou's electronic piece "Communications 1970", commissioned by OTE, accompanied a painting exhibition. During the Thessaloniki International Fair the tower opens for events and exhibitions, and the Skyline Café-Bar on the top floor operates year-round.
The tower stands beside the South Gate of the Thessaloniki International Fair grounds, and the Skyline Café-Bar on the top floor is open year-round, not only during the fair. A lift serves the observatory level, while the lower mechanical floors and old radio studios are closed to visitors. The tower is also opened for events and exhibitions during the fair.
The restaurant rotates slowly throughout a meal, so diners gradually see the whole city, the waterfront, and the hills behind it without moving from their seat. The rotation is so gentle that many guests only notice it once the view has already shifted.
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