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Created page with "The '''Varberg Radio Station''' at Grimeton in southern Sweden (built 1922–24) is an exceptionally well-preserved monument to early wireless transatlantic communic..."
The '''Varberg Radio Station''' at Grimeton in southern [[Sweden]] (built 1922–24) is an exceptionally well-preserved monument to early [[wireless]] transatlantic [[communication]]. It consists of the [[Transmitting Utility|transmitter equipment]], including the aerial system of six 127-m high [[steel]] [[towers]]. Although no longer in regular use, the equipment has been maintained in operating condition. The 109.9-ha site comprises buildings housing the original Alexanderson transmitter, including the towers with their [[antennas]], short-wave transmitters with their antennas, and a residential area with staff housing. The architect Carl Åkerblad designed the main buildings in the [[neoclassical]] style and the structural engineer Henrik Kreüger was responsible for the antenna towers, the tallest built structures in Sweden at that time. The site is an outstanding example of the development of [[telecommunication]]s and is the only surviving example of a major transmitting station based on pre-electronic [[technology]].<ref>http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1134</ref>
== See also ==
*[[List of World Heritage Sites in Europe and North America]]
== External links ==
*[http://grimeton.org/?lang=en Website about the Varberg Radio Station]
== References ==
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[[Category:Sweden]]
[[Category:Technology]]
[[Category:Radio]]
[[Category:Communications]]
[[Category:Telecommunications]]
== See also ==
*[[List of World Heritage Sites in Europe and North America]]
== External links ==
*[http://grimeton.org/?lang=en Website about the Varberg Radio Station]
== References ==
{{reflist}}
[[Category:Sweden]]
[[Category:Technology]]
[[Category:Radio]]
[[Category:Communications]]
[[Category:Telecommunications]]