The Cold War's Influence on Art: 1945-1970

Radio Tech
Fantasy became fact in 1957 when the first satellite 'bleep' from Sputnik hit the radiowaves. East and West vied for eminence in telecommunications with ever more grandiose teletowers. The Jested tower in Liberec, Czechoslovakia (1968-73) was possibly the most extraordinary. It continued the profile of the mountain it perched atop and its skin was made from fibreglass rods and panels to allow unhindered radio and TV transmissions.

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