Galați TV Tower, Broadcasting tower in Galați, Romania.
Galați TV Tower is a 110-metre reinforced concrete tower consisting of a tall central column housing a lift that rises to a three-storey cylindrical modular structure. Its ground floor holds a restaurant, while the two upper floors contain radio and meteorological equipment. Above this, metal scaffolding carries transmitters and receivers. The restaurant has 220 seats on the lower level and 60 more at a height of 86 metres, where the tower's diameter measures 14 metres.
Construction of the tower began in 1967 and lasted about a year, finishing in March 1968 according to Romanian sources; the English Wikipedia gives 1978 as the completion year. It was built as reinforced-concrete infrastructure for FM and TV broadcasting in Galați.
The restaurant occupies the ground floor of the three-storey cylindrical module at the top of the tower, with 220 seats; a further 60 seats sit at a height of 86 metres. It is described as the only restaurant in Romania split over two levels with a large height difference between them. Access to the upper part is by lift only.
The tower is located in central Galați and serves primarily as a broadcasting facility. Visitors should be aware that access may be limited and advance information is recommended.
The restaurant is split over two levels with an unusually tall gap between them, which the Romanian Wikipedia article calls the only such arrangement in Romania. The upper level sits at a height of 86 metres, and the tower's diameter at the restaurant measures 14 metres.
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