TV broadcast & sightseeing towers are a kind of man made structure that generally feature a significant height and an iconic appearance, beside the general function of broadcasting nearly all TV broadcast towers have some top floors opened to public as viewing platforms and restaurants. Many of them are regarded as the landmark of the city where they are located in.
However, they are not habitable, no office or residential space in these towers, a much larger proportion of a TV tower are for mechanical use, only a comparatively much smaller space are used as restaurants or observatory. That is why these towers are separated from the ranking the tallest skyscrapers and put into this page. Besides, the sightseeing towers are literally all containing extremely long spires and antennas, making the appearance not as imposing as buildings reaching the same height by roof height.
The structures listed in this page are all freestanding TV Towers with the functions of tourism as well as signal transmission and have aesthetic value, which means chimneys and guyed masts are not included.
