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Vilnius TV Tower

Wednesday, 7th November 2007 by

The Vilnius TV Tower is the tallest structure in its home country of Lithuania and yet another member of the famous World Federation of Great Towers to add to our collection. At 326.5m tall, Vilnius TV Tower doesn’t break any records within the federation. However, come December, the tower will transform itself into the tallest artificial Christmas tree in the world, a title which it has held each year since…

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