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KEMA Toren

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Towers completed in 1969Towers in Gelderland
Koepelgevangenis en Rijn Arnhem mei 2007
Koepelgevangenis en Rijn Arnhem mei 2007

KEMA Toren is a 149-metre (489 ft) broadcasting tower built of reinforced concrete at Arnhem, Netherlands. It was built in 1969 by KEMA for communicating between high voltage substations throughout the Netherlands. It is now used for public radio and TV broadcasting. It is also known as TenneT Toren, after TenneT, the present owner of the tower.

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KEMA Toren
Utrechtseweg, Arnhem

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Utrechtseweg
6812 AR Arnhem
Gelderland, Netherlands
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