Miskolc Avas TV Tower

Miskolc-Avas TV Tower is a 72 metre tall TV tower with an commentary deck on the Avas hill in Miskolc, Hungary. The Avas TV Tower was designed via Miklos Hofer and Gyorgy Voros, and become built in 1966 in location of a timber lookout tower. It is usually regarded because the symbol of the metropolis, even though inside the 1990s the bell tower of the Avas church became d the city's symbol in its vicinity. The first lookout tower which stood on this region became constructed in 1906.

It turned into a transient structure built within two weeks, as a signal of admire for Ferenc II Rakoczi, whose ashes were transported to Kassa thru Miskolc. The tower changed into decorated with the flag and different insignia of Rakoczi. The first everlasting tower become erected in 1934 and become designed with the aid of Balint Szeghalmy. Like the previous one, it became named Rakoczi Tower. It become damaged by hearth in 1943 and nearly completely destroyed in December 1956 in keeping with an city legend it changed into shot to portions by a Soviet tank at some point of the suppression of the 1956 Revolution.