Liberation Tower
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Tahreer Tower
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| Place: | Kuwait City | ||
| Governorate: | al-Kuwait | ||
| Country: | Kuwait | ||
| Altitude : | 19 m | ||
| Coordinates: 29 ° 22 ′ 5.7 ″ N , 47 ° 58 ′ 30.2 ″ E | |||
| Use: | Television tower | ||
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| Construction time : | 1995-1996 | ||
| Building material : | Concrete , steel | ||
| Total height : | 372 m | ||
| Viewing platform: | 150 m | ||
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| Opening: | March 10, 1996 | ||
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The Liberation Tower , also called the Tahreer Tower ( Arabic برج التحرير Burj at-Tahrir , DMG Burǧ at-Taḥrīr ), is a 372 meter high television tower in Kuwait City . The tower was built from 1995 to 1996 and the opening took place on March 10, 1996.
The Liberation Tower has a viewing platform from which you have a beautiful view of the city. Usually it serves as a transmission tower. It was the tallest structure in Kuwait until it was surpassed in July 2010 by the Al Hamra Tower , a 77-story skyscraper (413 meters). Since then, it is only the second tallest structure in the country. It is one of the tallest television towers in the world .