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The top of the tower can turn and provides a panoramic view of the Rhine Main area. For a number of years, the upper part of the structure housed a restaurant and discothèque, but since 1999, the Europaturm has been closed to the public.
In September, 2004, the antenna at the top of the tower was replaced, increasing the total height to 337.5 metres (1,107.3 ft). The six-ton antenna was lifted to the top in two parts by helicopter.
The tower's height is roughly equal to that of the Eiffel tower in Paris, which stands approximately 300 metres tall, less its 24-metre television antenna.
The tower is owned and operated by T-Systems, a subsidiary of Deutsche Telekom. At night, it is illuminated with magenta lighting, the company's corporate colors.
Among Frankfurt's residents, the tower is colloquially known as the "Ginnemer Spaschel" (dialect of Frankfurt for "The Ginnheimer Asparagus", or "Ginnheimer Spargel" in standard German), even though it's located in the Bockenheim of the City (Ginnheim also a district, is a few metres away). Or simply "Fernsehturm" ("Television Tower") for it was the first broadcast tower in Frankfurt.
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