Snezhanka Tower

Snezhanka Tower is a 156-metre-high television tower built of reinforced concrete with an observation deck near Pamporovo, Bulgaria. Snezhanka Tower is situated on Snezhanka Peak, at above sea level.
The tower has a café with a panoramic view of the Rhodope, the Rila and the Pirin Mountains, even the Aegean Sea being visible on a clear day.

History

Before the Snezhanka Tower, from 1971, the site was already being used by the Bulgarian National Television and Radio to transmit their respective broadcasts.
In 1973, construction on the Snezhanka Tower began, with the goal of replacing the older and much smaller broadcasting equipment in place at the time.
The tower was completed and opened to the public in 1978.

The building, even when planned, was intended to be a tourist destination. This goal was reflected in the design for the building, with the bigger, lower ring of the tower housing television and radio broadcasting equipment, and the thinner, top ring being a panoramic cafe and restaurant.