TVRI TV Tower | |
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Alternative names | Menara TVRI |
General information | |
Status | Completed |
Type | television tower |
Location | Kompleks Televisi Republik Indonesia, Gelora, Tanah Abang, Central Jakarta |
Town or city | Jakarta |
Country | Indonesia |
Coordinates | 6°12′46″S106°48′2″E / 6.21278°S 106.80056°E |
Construction started | 1 April 1975 |
Completed | 24 August 1977 |
Opening | 24 August 1982 |
Inaugurated | 24 August 1982 |
Cost | Rp379.000.000 (rupiah 1977) [1] |
Owner | Televisi Republik Indonesia |
Height | |
Height | 144 metres (472 feet) |
Tip | 2 metres (6.6 feet) |
Antenna spire | 42 metres (138 feet) |
Roof | 100 metres (330 feet) |
Top floor | 104 metres (341 feet) |
Observatory | 96 metres (315 feet) |
Technical details | |
Material | Reinforced concrete |
Floor count | 8 |
Lifts/elevators | 1, created by Otis Elevator Company |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Wiratman Wangsadinata |
Architecture firm | PT Yodya Karya |
Engineer | M. Arifin |
Structural engineer | PT RBW Consulting Engineer |
Main contractor | PT Waskita Karya (Persero) Tbk and Kajima Corporation |
The TVRI Tower (or Indonesian : Menara TVRI ) is a 144-meter high television transmitter tower located in Jakarta, Indonesia. Started construction on 1 April 1975 and completed on 24 August 1977, this tower was at one time one of the tallest structures in Jakarta and Indonesia.
Since its establishment on 17 August 1962, TVRI broadcasts in Jakarta and its surroundings have been emitted from an 85-meter high iron antenna located near the current position of the tower, [2] which was funded from Japanese war reparations and built by Nippon Electric Company. [3]
The construction of a transmitter tower had been planned since May 1, 1972 as part of the construction of a television station complex which was carried out to suit the surrounding environment which included the Parliament Complex of the Republic of Indonesia and the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium. [1] [2] Construction will start on 1 April 1975 by Joint venture Indonesia-Japan P.T. Waskita, and Kajima.
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