The Wikipedia summary:
The tower is located three miles west of Blanchard, North Dakota, halfway between Fargo and Grand Forks. It became the tallest artificial structure upon the completion of its construction on 13 August 1963. The mast was surpassed in height by 57 ft (17 m) in 1974 by the Warszawa radio mast near Konstantynów, Poland, which collapsed on 8 August 1991, making the KVLY-TV mast again the tallest structure on land.
The still-under-construction Burj Dubai in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, planned for completion in September 2009, has surpassed the mast as the tallest land structure. As of 17 January 2009, Burj Dubai was reported to have reached a height of 818 metres (2,684 ft). However, the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat will not recognize the Burj Dubai figures as official until that building is complete.
The tower was built by Hamilton Electric Company York, South Carolina and Kline Iron and Steel, and took thirty days to complete, at a cost of US$500,000.
All that so the nice folks up in North Dakota can enjoy the wonderful TV programs of the NBC television network.
wow it has a height of 818 meters?? I think that if a try to climb that thing I will have a heart attack but it maybe if I get to the top...I'll could touch the moon!
Posted by: sildenafil | 11/12/2010 at 08:02 AM
It's calling to me! It's saying, "Climb me! CLIMB ME!"
Posted by: Jason | 07/23/2009 at 10:12 PM