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Coordinates: 24°38′36″N 46°41′45″E / 24.64333°N 46.69583°E / 24.64333; 46.69583
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'''Riyadh TV Tower''' ({{Lang-ar|برج تلفزيون الرياض}}) in [[Riyadh]], [[Saudi Arabia]] is a {{convert|170|m|ft|adj=mid|-high|sp=us}} [[television tower]] located in the al-Wisham neighborhood of Riyadh. It was built from 1978 to 1981<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=D55WAAAAYAAJ&q=riyadh+television+tower |title=Middle East Economic Digest |date=October 2007 |publisher=Economic East Economic Digest, Limited |language=en}}</ref> and surpassed the [[Riyadh Water Tower]] as the tallest building in [[Saudi Arabia]]. It is one of the major landmarks of the city.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mWMFAQAAIAAJ&dq=riyadh+television+tower&pg=RA3-PA2 |title=Saudi Arabia |publisher=Information Office of the Royal Embassy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia |language=en}}</ref>
'''Riyadh TV Tower''' ({{Lang-ar|برج تلفزيون الرياض}}) in [[Riyadh]], [[Saudi Arabia]] is a {{convert|170|m|ft|adj=mid|-high|sp=us}} [[television tower]] located in the al-Wisham neighborhood of Riyadh. It was built from 1978 to 1981<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=D55WAAAAYAAJ&q=riyadh+television+tower |title=Middle East Economic Digest |date=October 2007 |publisher=Economic East Economic Digest, Limited |language=en}}</ref> and surpassed the [[Riyadh Water Tower]] as the tallest building in [[Saudi Arabia]]. The tower was designed by architect, Michael KC Cheah. It is one of the major landmarks of the city.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mWMFAQAAIAAJ&dq=riyadh+television+tower&pg=RA3-PA2 |title=Saudi Arabia |publisher=Information Office of the Royal Embassy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia |language=en}}</ref>


== See also ==
== See also ==

Revision as of 23:22, 13 April 2024

Riyadh TV Tower
برج تلفزيون الرياض
Map
Record height
Tallest in Saudi Arabia from 1981 to 2000[I]
Surpassed byAl Faisaliah Tower
General information
LocationRiyadh, Saudi Arabia
Coordinates24°38′35″N 46°41′45″E / 24.64306°N 46.69583°E / 24.64306; 46.69583
Construction started1978
Completed1981
Design and construction
Architect(s)Michael KC Cheah

Riyadh TV Tower (Arabic: برج تلفزيون الرياض) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia is a 170-meter-high (560 ft) television tower located in the al-Wisham neighborhood of Riyadh. It was built from 1978 to 1981[1] and surpassed the Riyadh Water Tower as the tallest building in Saudi Arabia. The tower was designed by architect, Michael KC Cheah. It is one of the major landmarks of the city.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ Middle East Economic Digest. Economic East Economic Digest, Limited. October 2007.
  2. ^ Saudi Arabia. Information Office of the Royal Embassy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

External links

24°38′36″N 46°41′45″E / 24.64333°N 46.69583°E / 24.64333; 46.69583


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