Lukasrand Tower

Lukasrand Tower
Lukasrand Tower
Location within Pretoria Metro
General information
Status	Complete
Type	Radio tower
Location	Pretoria, South Africa
Coordinates	25°45′58″S 28°12′20″E / 25.76611°S 28.20556°E / -25.76611; 28.20556Coordinates: 25°45′58″S 28°12′20″E / 25.76611°S 28.20556°E / -25.76611; 28.20556
Completed	1978
Height
Antenna spire	198 m (650 ft)

The Lukasrand Tower is located on in the Lukasrand suburb of Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa. The tower was built in 1978^[1] and tts primary purpose is wireless telecommunications (e.g., microwave transmission, mobile phone, etc.). It also features an observation deck. The tower is dressed with branding signs for Telkom SA. For a time (September 2009 to prior to August 2012), the tower also sported a 24-metre, eight storey high, fibreglass soccer ball, for the 2010 World Cup.^[2]

References[]

Sources[]

• Denis Farrell (August 7, 2012). "The Lukasrand Tower with the Telkom branding is photographed in Pretoria, South Africa, Tuesday Aug. 7, 2012". Yahoo! News/Associated Press. Retrieved May 25, 2013.
• Martin Olivier (May 28, 2011). "Network Museum". Lukasrand Tower. Martin Olivier. Retrieved May 25, 2013.
• "Telkom Tower, Leyds Street, Lukasrand, Tshwane". ABLEWiki. Retrieved May 25, 2013.

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