Bantiger TV Tower
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Bantiger TV Tower is a 196 metre tall tower used for FM- and TV-transmission at 46°58′40"N 7°31′43"E on the Bantiger mountain, a mountain east of Berne
Berne
The city of Bern or Berne is the Bundesstadt of Switzerland, and, with a population of , the fourth most populous city in Switzerland. The Bern agglomeration, which includes 43 municipalities, has a population of 349,000. The metropolitan area had a population of 660,000 in 2000...

 situated in the municipality of Bolligen
Bolligen
Bolligen is a municipality in the Bern-Mittelland administrative district of the canton of Bern, Switzerland.In the historical center is a twelfth-century church, with a benefice barn and parsonage from the 16th century.-Geography:...

. The Bantiger TV Tower was built between 1991 and 1996 as replacement of a 100 metres tall radio tower, built in 1954.
Bantiger TV Tower, which was inaugurated in 1997 has a public observation deck in a height of 33.7 metres. In opposite to most other observation decks on TV towers, there is no elevator for visitors access. The access to the deck goes via a stairway, which is not inside the tower, but in a lattice tower attached to the towers main structure.
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