Quite a few cities in Germany, including Nuremberg, have old TV towers which haven't served much purpose since satellites came along. You have to admit that they're picturesque, though.
The Berlin TV tower is particularly iconic (you can take an elevator to the top, buy a t-shirt, elongate a penny, etc.), but I like the Nuremberg one a lot. Apparently it used to be open for tours, but it's kind of in the middle of nowhere and I expect it didn't get many visitors.
The German word is Fernsehturm (pronunciation: exactly what it looks like), which literally means "far-see-tower". This comes from the German word for TV, Fernsehen - "far-see". Duh.
This picture was taken on a beautiful March day, just a few minutes after my first ice cream of 2012. Oh, the memories...
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