Mumbai Television Tower | |
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General information | |
Status | Completed |
Type | Steel lattice television tower |
Location | Mumbai |
Coordinates | 19°00′26″N72°49′12″E / 19.00722°N 72.82000°E |
Completed | 1972 |
Height | 300 m (984 ft) |
The Mumbai Television Tower, also known as the Worli Doordarshan Tower, is the television tower owned by Doordarshan, the public-broadcaster located in the city of Mumbai in India. It stands at 300 metres (984 feet) [1] and is the fourth-tallest man-made structure in the Indian subcontinent. The red and white tower is an open latticework structure. The tower, located at Worli, can be seen from most parts of South Mumbai.
A 32-minute documentary titled Tale of a Tower was produced by the Films Division of India featuring footage of the tower topped out in 1972. [2]
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