| Torreta de Guardamar | |
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| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Mast radiator insulated against ground |
| Location | Guardamar, Spain |
| Coordinates | 38°4′18″N 0°39′52″W / 38.07167°N 0.66444°W |
| Completed | 1962 |
| Height | 380 m (1,246.72 ft) |
| Design and construction | |
| Main contractor | Spanish Navy |
Torreta de Guardamar[1] (Valencian: [toˈreta ðe ˌɣwaɾðaˈmaɾ], Spanish: [toˈreta ðe ˌɣwaɾðaˈmaɾ]) or Torre de los Americanos[2] is a 380-metre tall[a][2][7] guyed radio mast erected by the US Navy near Guardamar del Segura, Spain. It was built in 1962 and is the tallest architectural structure in both the Iberian Peninsula and the European Union, and the tallest military structure in Europe.[2][7] Its base is situated 64 metres above sea level at a distance of 1.4 km from the sea.
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- ^ a b c Pamies, D. (2018-12-02). "Defensa invierte 141.000 euros en reforzar la vigilancia de la Torre de los Americanos". Información (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-01-17.
- ^ ENAIRE (31 December 2020). "AIP ESPAÑA: ENR 5.4-1 OBSTÁCULOS PARA LA NAVEGACIÓN AÉREA - AIR NAVIGATION OBSTACLES" (PDF).
- ^ Burgos, Rafa (2018-08-25). "La Torre de los americanos, el edificio más alto de España, trabaja bajo el mar". El País (in Spanish). ISSN 1134-6582. Retrieved 2021-01-17.
- ^ Rives, M. A. (2017-04-26). "La Torre de los Americanos abre sus puertas tras medio siglo de secretismo". Información (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-01-17.
- ^ Lorca, C. (2019-09-03). "Ni Madrid, ni Barcelona: la estructura más alta de España está en Guardamar del Segura". La Razón (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-01-17.
- ^ a b Oriola Lafuente, Enrique (September 2013). "Antena LF 380" (PDF). Boletín Club S500. 25: 23. ISSN 1885-1274. Retrieved 17 January 2021 – via Politechnic University of Valencia.
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