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  India Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The tower (and the rest of Paris) were almost blown up by a terrorist nuclear bomb and Lois Lane almost plunged to her death under its elevator in Superman II.
Brasilia TV Tower, Brasilia, Brazil - 218 m lattice tower with an observation deck at a height of 75 m.
The Radio Tower Gliwice was nicknamed "Eiffel Tower of Upper Silesia" and the wood framework tower of the transmitter Ismaning, which was demolished in 1983 was called the "Bavarian Eiffel Tower".
www.indiaencyclopedia.com /index.php?title=Eiffel_Tower   (1917 words)

  
 List of towers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Towers are also built for a few other purposes as well, such as for air traffic control or as a monument.
Note: list not guaranteed to be accurate or up to date, and includes structures traditionally thought of as a tower, although towers with guylines for their main structure or antenna are currently included.
Note: The term tower has a more general usage for use with many skyscrapers such as the Twin Towers.
www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/list_of_towers   (366 words)

  
 Eiffel Tower - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In 1930, the Tower lost the title of the World's tallest structure when the Chrysler Building was completed in New York.
The entire tower was evacuated; the fire was extinguished after forty minutes, and there were no reports of injuries.
The Eiffel Tower was also seen in the Star Trek franchise in 24th Century Paris in episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.
www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Eiffel_Tower   (2425 words)

  
 Guangdong TV Tower - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Guangdong TV Tower is a 200 metre high TV tower of lattice steel at Guangzhou, China, built in 1965.
It is planned to replace it by the tallest free standing TV tower in the world.
This mast or transmitter tower article is a stub.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Guangdong_TV_Tower   (79 words)

  
 Eiffel Tower -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The tower is destroyed in ((New Testament) the scene of the final battle between the kings of the Earth at the end of the world) Armageddon.
The tower (and the rest of (The capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce) Paris) were almost blown up by a terrorist nuclear bomb and Lois Lane almost plunged to her death under its elevator in (Click link for more info and facts about Superman II) Superman II.
Petersburg TV Tower, (A city in the European part of Russia; 2nd largest Russian city; located at the head of the Gulf of Finland; former capital of Russia) St.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/E/Ei/Eiffel_Tower.htm   (3898 words)

  
 List of towers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Oriental Pearl Tower 1994China467.9 m \ 1535 ft - 4
Riga Radio and TV Tower 1987Latvia368.5 m \ 1209 ft - 14
Foshan TV Tower -China238m \ 781 ft - 54
www.mcfly.org /wik/List_of_towers   (564 words)

  
 Guangzhou to build world's tallest TV tower - GD Society - News Brief - Newsgd
Construction of a television tower that is claimed to be the world's tallest TV tower is due to start in Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong Province next month.
This landmark tower, which could be up to 600 metres high, is expected to be a new tourist attraction, competing with the 320-metre-high Eiffel Tower in Paris and the 468-metre-high Oriental Pearl Radio and TV Tower in Shanghai.
The tower is now the highest TV tower in Asia and the third in the world.
www.newsgd.com /news/gdsociety/200411150005.htm   (607 words)

  
 CNTA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The picturesque Bund, extending for 1.5 km on the shore of the Huangpu River, is an emblem of Shanghai.
The "Oriental Pearl" TV Tower is a new landmark of Shanghai which faces the Bund across the Huangpu River at Lujiazui, the busiest part of Pudong new Area.
At a height of 468 metres, it is the tallest TV tower in Asia.
www.cnta.com /lyen/shen/shanghai/2.htm   (917 words)

  
 Indiantelevision.com > Breaking News > China to build world's tallest television tower   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The Guangzhou TV Tower is expected to rise between 580-600 metres (1,914-1,980 feet) above the ground
A report in AFP stated that the tower will be located on the banks of the Pearl River.
Guangdong TV will move into the tower soon after completion, while the city's old TV tower will be pulled down or left for other purposes.
www.indiantelevision.com /headlines/y2k4/nov/nov134.htm   (229 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Guangzhou
Shamian Island (Chinese: 沙面岛, pinyin: sha mian dao) in the city of Guangzhou in the Guangdong province of China, was a concession given to European and American traders operating in Guangzhou area by the Manchu government in the 18th century.
Guangdong University of Foreign Studies is one of the prestigious universities of international studies in China and one of the key institutions of higher learning in Guangdong Province.
Shaoguan (韶关) is a prefecture-level city in northern Guangdong province, China where the mummified remains of the sixth Zen Buddhist patriarch Huineng remain.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Guangzhou   (4139 words)

  
 BBC News | BUSINESS | China's cable TV shake up
The futuristic Oriental Pearl TV tower in Shanghai
China is creating a new media conglomerate with plans to control up to one-third of the country's cable TV market ahead of the arrival of foreign competition, analysts have said.
The future of China's network of 90 million cable TV subscribers is of interest to media moguls like Rupert Murdoch, but also to telecoms firms - which see as an important platform for the development of broadband internet.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/low/business/1689097.stm   (556 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | World | Asia-Pacific | China shelves tallest tower plans
The local authorities rejected a plan for the tower which would have reached the height of 580-600m (1,914-1,980 feet), state media reports.
The tallest building in the world at present is the CN Tower in Toronto.
The new tower would also be cheaper to build and would better be able to resist typhoons and storms, he said.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/asia-pacific/4029763.stm   (179 words)

  
 ÌìÏÂÌåÓý-Guangzhou to Build World's Tallest TV Tower
Southern China's city of Guangzhou plans to build the world's tallest TV tower by 2007.
Measuring between 580-600 meters, the tower's final design has been selected and will soon be given to the city government for final approval.
The new TV tower will occupy a space of 15,400 square meters.
en1.chinabroadcast.cn /532/2004-11-11/118@167360.htm   (137 words)

  
 CNTO - China National Tourist Office   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The Oriental Pearl TV Tower is the new landmark in Shanghai, facing the Bund across the Huangpu River at Lujiazui.
At a height of 1,535 feet, it is the tallest TV tower in Asia.
The tower is equipped with tourist service facilities, including eateries, shops, recreational centers and a hotel.
www.cnto.org /shanghai.asp   (741 words)

  
 ConstructionAchievement - Pictures - Newsgd   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
GZ TV tower to be the world's tallest building
GZ TV tower to be 450 meters tall
Diversified Guangdong 3 - Nocturne of Zhanjiang port 2003-08-12
www.newsgd.com /pictures/construction   (535 words)

  
 Guangdong Hotel - Kowloon Hotels - Hong Kong Hotel Guide
Guangdong Hotel is a good choice for those on a lower budget looking for a comfortable hotel offering good service and amenities.
Guangdong Hotel is located near the major commercial centre and tourist spots dotting the city and is a mere 5-minute walk from the Tsim Sha Tsui MTR station.
The Chek Lap Kok International Airport is about 40 mins away, making it both convenient and accessible for international travellers.
www.yourrooms.com /hongkong_hotels/kowloon/hotels/guangdong.htm   (162 words)

  
 KOMO TV News - SARS Case Confirmed
The Philippines also isolated a woman and her husband who might be infected, triggering fears across Asia that a second season of the highly contagious illness might be at hand.
All of Guangdong's wildlife markets were ordered to close on Monday, Feng Liuxiang, deputy director of the province's health department, said on national television.
The weasel-like mammals are considered a delicacy in Guangdong and are served in wild game restaurants.
www.komotv.com /news/mnewsaction.asp?ID=29095   (1271 words)

  
 ATV's news Archive September 20th - 24th 2004
The German public and commercial TV networks ARD, ZDF, RTL and ProSiebenSat.1 had also complained that their position would be weakened if authorities had allowed this de facto monopoly in the German cable market to take shape.
And when asked why they don't subscribe to digital TV service, 48 per cent of analogue subscribers say that they either do not need the service or are not interested in it.
It expects TV advertising revenue to grow 14 per cent in the third quarter, and to increase by 15 per cent in October.
www.advanced-television.com /2004/news_archive_2004/Sep20_24.htm   (8809 words)

  
 China Package 16 Days of Beijing, Xi'an, Shanghai, Suzhou, Hangzhou, Guilin, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, China Highlights ...
All the Hutongs crisscross with each other, dotted with the Kindergarten, the Bell Tower, the Drum Tower, the Tea House, and the lake, House of Gong Infant and local people's houses among them.
- Oriental Pearl TV Tower : Standing by the Huangpu River with 468 meters high, Oriental Pearl TV Tower is the highest TV Tower in Asia.
Focused on a central pond with pavilions, terraces, chambers, and towers located nearby, the garden is divided into three parts: the eastern, middle and western parts.-
www.chinahighlights.com /tour/cht-7   (1989 words)

  
 Skyscrapers/Wolkenkratzer/Wolkenkrabbers/Grattes~ciel Guangzhou
Guangzhou is the capital of the province of Guangdong,
Both towers have 51 stories and are 191 metres/626 feet tall.
Guangdong Development Bank Center (no height available, 38 stories, 1996).
www.skyscraperpicture.com /guangzhou.htm   (410 words)

  
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 Film, TV, Video and Broadcast - Production Companies - China - Beijing, Peking
Guangdong Television Station, 331 Huanshi East Rd, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510066, China
Hunan Economic TV Station, E Xiqun Bldg, Guangdian Central, Liuyanghe Bidge East, Hunan 410003, China
Hunan TV Station, 314 Deya Rd, Changsha, Hunan 410003, China
www.kftv.com /group-country-KG01-CHN.html   (771 words)

  
 XIAN CHINA ASIA Hotel booking
Bell Tower Hotel Xian is situated right in the heart of the city and is opposite the well known Bell and Drum Tower Square.
The Bell and Drum Tower, City Walls, the Great Mosque, Banpo Museum, Big Wild Goose and the Shaaanxi Museum are all tourist attractions nearby the hotel.
The hotel enjoys a good transportation link and some of the famous sight such as the Drum Tower, Bell Tower and the City Wall are close by.
hotel.webpool.it /ASIA/CHINA/XIAN.php   (2295 words)

  
 Guangdong - News Brief - Newsgd   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
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Guangdong government office hours to be changed 2005-05-11
www.newsgd.com /news/guangdong1   (1534 words)

  
 Shanghai China: Chinese Mega City
The future stares at the past across the swollen Huangpu River.
The tall spire is the Oriental Pearl TV tower, reputedly the second tallest man made structure on earth.
Across the river, left of the mouth of Suzhou Creek, is the old Bund, the famous waterfront of Shanghai's semi-colonial past.
www.sinomania.com /china2000/tripreport2.htm   (73 words)

  
 KOMO TV News - SARS Fears Rise Again
The patient, a 32-year-old television producer, is hospitalized in Guangdong province, where severe acute respiratory syndrome first emerged in 2002.
China's prompt announcement Saturday of the suspected case - its first since July - and its collaboration with WHO are in contrast to the earlier outbreak, when Beijing was criticized for its sluggish response and failure to respond to pleas for information and cooperation.
She said he didn't have any known contact with high-risk groups such as health workers or animal handlers before becoming sick.
www.komotv.com /news/mnewsaction.asp?ID=29004   (965 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The bolt hit the TV tower at about 6 p.m.
As a result sources from local fire station said that firefighters had to climb the tower to put out the fire without the aid of electricity.
Built in the September of 1989, the 305-metre tower is popular with tourists and is an entertainment centre.
www.phil-fak.uni-duesseldorf.de /oasien/china/service/bbc/020516.txt   (12704 words)

  
 7-day China Tour of Guangzhou, Huangshan, Shanghai
Especially, the whole town distributes like a "cow", which made it one of the wonders in the world culture heritage.
- Oriental Pearl TV Tower : Standing by the Huangpu River with 468 meters high, Oriental Pearl TV Tower is the highest TV Tower in Asia
Free at leisure until to be transferred to the airport for the flight to your next destination.
www.chinahighlights.com /tour/cht-43   (869 words)

  
 ECEE - Energy Efficiency Export Opportunities May 1997
The first project is a $70 million multi-purpose entertainment complex at the base of the CN Tower; the second, a $1.7 billion complex of office towers, retail stores and residential buildings on railway lands near the CN Tower; and the third, a $74 million entertainment and retail complex in the King-Spadina industrial zone of Toronto.
TC holds a 35 year lease on Toronto's CN Tower and plans to create a $70 million entertainment complex at the base of the CN Tower to also include high-end retail stores and restaurants.
In Toronto, GAPI plans to develop the former railway lands west of the SkyDome to include schools, community centers, office towers, retail stores, restaurants, and residential buildings, as well as a 3-hectare park west of Portland Street and north of the Gardiner Expressway.
www.ecee.org /opflashes/eof9705.htm   (6598 words)

  
 Guangzhou to build tallest TV tower   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
¡¡¡¡Construction of a television tower that is claimed to be the world's tallest is due to start in the capital of Guangdong Province next month.
¡¡¡¡This landmark tower, which could be up to 600 metres tall, is expected to be a new tourist attraction, competing with the 320-metre-high Eiffel Tower in Paris and th e 468-metre-high Oriental Pearl Radio and TV Tower in Shanghai.
And it will occupy an area of 84,880 square metres in Guangzhou's premier business district.
english.sohu.com /20041115/n222997594.shtml   (500 words)

  
 Schemes of Guangzhou TV Tower to displayed - Picture Stories - News Brief - Newsgd   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Schemes of Guangzhou TV Tower to displayed - Picture Stories - News Brief - Newsgd
The final 13 schemes of the future landmark of Guangzhou, TV tower, are displayed for public inspection from July 24 to 30 in old Guangzhou Fair Venue.
Scheme 3: tower with modern style, height: 588 m.
www.newsgd.com /news/picstories/200407230034.htm   (187 words)

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