Gerbrandy Tower

This 375 meter tower is a well known landmark in IJsselstein near the city of Utrecht.

It can be seen from miles away and a really nice aspect is that they decorate it with lights on the cables at Christmas time, thus making it officially the largest Christmas tree on Earth!

I took two shots, one with an overcast sky and one a few hours later in broad sunlight. (See the extra, also for the Christmas tree someone else shot ;-))

Some Wiki:
The Gerbrandy Tower is used for directional radio services and for FM- and TV-broadcasting. The Gerbrandy Tower consists of a concrete tower with a height of 100 meters on which a guyed aerial mast is mounted. Its total height was originally 382.5 meters, but in 1987 it was reduced to 375 meters.
On August 2, 2007 its analog antenna was replaced by a digital one reducing its height by another 9 meters. Its height is now 366.8 meters.


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