Lukasrand Tower
The Lukasrand Tower is located on Muckleneuk Hill in the Lukasrand suburb of Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa. The tower was built in 1978[1] and tts primary purpose is wireless telecommunications (e.g., microwave transmission, mobile phone, etc.). It also features an observation deck. The tower is dressed with branding signs for Telkom SA. For a time (September 2009 to prior to August 2012), the tower also sported a 24-metre, eight storey high, fibreglass soccer ball, for the 2010 World Cup.[2]
| Lukasrand Tower | |
|---|---|
 Lukasrand Tower | |
  Location within Pretoria Metro | |
| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Radio tower |
| Location | Pretoria, South Africa |
| Coordinates | 25°45′58″S 28°12′20″E |
| Completed | 1978 |
| Height | |
| Antenna spire | 198 m (650 ft) |
References
- "John Vorster Tower, Pretoria". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
- "Engineering News - Login". www.engineeringnews.co.za.
Sources
- Denis Farrell (August 7, 2012). "The Lukasrand Tower with the Telkom branding is photographed in Pretoria, South Africa, Tuesday Aug. 7, 2012". Yahoo! News/Associated Press. Retrieved May 25, 2013.
- Martin Olivier (May 28, 2011). "Network Museum". Lukasrand Tower. Martin Olivier. Retrieved May 25, 2013.
- "Telkom Tower, Leyds Street, Lukasrand, Tshwane". ABLEWiki. Retrieved May 25, 2013.
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