Tourist Attraction in Curitiba:
Torre Panorâmica de Curitiba
The Curitiba tower, also known as Telepar Tower or Tower of Mercy, is a telecommunications tower located in the district of della Misericordia in the city of Curitiba, capital of Paraná. The tower was inaugurated on December 17, 1991 by Telepar owned by the state as a support for microwave antennas. Due to the privatization of the telecommunications sector, it belonged to Brasil Telecom and belongs to the Oi telephone operator. Due to its peculiar characteristic (height), it became an observation point of the city, and consequently, in another tourist attraction of the city. It is the only telephone tower in Brazil with an open view to visitors. Total height: 109.5 meters, Diameter of the circular section: 8 meters, sea level: 940.5 meters, Height: 95.0 meters, Diameter: 22.5 meters, Panoramic platform: 329 square meters. Capacity: up to 62 people on a simultaneous visit. In addition to the panoramic view of the 109.5 meter high tower, which allows you to better understand 360, of the city on clear days, the site has the Telephone Museum and "Telepar Tower Panel", which is an internal wall of the curitiban artist Poty Lazzarotto. Word processing: Giovambattista Spagnuolo (Myooni)