CCTV Tower

The Central Radio & TV Tower is a 405-metre-tall - and observation tower in , . It was the tallest structure in the city until 2018, when it was surpassed by .
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: tower in Beijing, China
  • Also known as: “Central Radio & TV Tower” and “China Central Television Tower”
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Air Force Medical Center of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army and Hangtian Bridge.

Hospital
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Air Force Medical Center of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, formerly known as the People's Liberation Army Air Force General Hospital, located in is a general hospital and the top medical facility of the air force. is situated 490 metres northwest of CCTV Tower.

Bridge
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is situated 550 metres northeast of CCTV Tower.

Park
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is one of major urban parks in the city of . This park covers a territory of about 137 hectares, 61 of which are covered by water.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Balizhuang and Ganjiakou.

Suburb
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Subdistrict is a subdistrict on the south of Haidian District, , . It borders Shuguang and Zizhuyuan Subdistricts in its north, in its east, Wanshou Road Subdistrict in its south, and Tiancun Road Subdistrict in its west.

Suburb
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Subdistrict is a subdistrict of Haidian District, , It borders Zizhuyuan and Beixiaguan Subdistricts in the north, and in the east, in the south, and Balizhuang Subdistrict in the west.

Suburb
is a subdistrict situated on the southern end of Haidian District, , . It borders Ganjiakou and Balizhuang Subdistricts to the north, to the east, and Fengtai District to the south, and Wanshou Road Subdistrict to the west.

CCTV Tower

Latitude
39.91818° or 39° 55′ 5″ north
Longitude
116.3003° or 116° 18′ 1″ east
Height
405 metres (1,329 feet)
Open location code
8PFRW892+74
Open­Street­Map ID
way 403383764
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­tower
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q190377
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Ukrainian—“CCTV Tower” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Torre central de radio y televisión de Beixín”
  • Azerbaijani: “Pekin teleqülləsi”
  • Belarusian: “Пекінская тэлевежа”
  • Chinese: “中央广播电视塔”
  • Chinese: “中央电视塔”
  • Czech: “Central TV Tower”
  • Dutch: “Central Radio and TV Tower”
  • Esperanto: “Centra Turo de Radio kaj Televido en Pekino”
  • Esperanto: “Ĉina Centra Televidturo”
  • French: “tour centrale de radio-télédiffusion de Pékin”
  • French: “Tour centrale de radio-télédiffusion de Pékin”
  • German: “Zentraler Fernsehturm Peking”
  • Hebrew: “מגדל הטלוויזיה המרכזי של סין”
  • Indonesian: “Radio Sentral dan Menara Televisi”
  • Italian: “Central TV Tower”
  • Japanese: “中央広播電視塔”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “CCTV-tårnet i Beijing”
  • Norwegian: “CCTV-tårnet i Beijing”
  • Panjabi: “ਕੇਂਦਰੀ ਰੇਡਿਓ ਅਤੇ ਟੀਵੀ ਟਾਵਰ”
  • Persian: “برج رادیو و تلویزیون مرکزی پکن”
  • Polish: “Central Radio & TV Tower”
  • Polish: “Centralna Wieża Radiowo-Telewizyjna”
  • Portuguese: “Torre central de rádio e televisão de Pequim”
  • Russian: “Пекинская телебашня”
  • Slovak: “Čung-jang kuang-po tien-š’ tcha”
  • Spanish: “Torre central de radio y television de Pekin”
  • Spanish: “Torre central de radio y televisión de Pekín”
  • Turkish: “Merkez Radyo ve Televizyon Kulesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Пекінська телевежа”

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