Vilnius Televizijos Bokstas / Television Tower & views over Vilnius, Lithuania - 19th January, 2013

The Vilnius TV Tower (Vilniaus televizijos bokštas) is a 326.5 m (1,071 ft) tower in the Karoliniškės district of Vilnius, Lithuania. It is the tallest structure in Lithuania, and is occupied by the SC Lithuanian Radio and Television Centre (AB Lietuvos radijo ir televizijos centras).

The construction of the tower started on 31 May 1974 and finished on December 30, 1980. The weight of the whole structure is estimated at 25,000 to 30,000 metric tons (55,000,000--66,000,000 lb). The structure is composed of a concrete base, a 190 m (623 ft) long hollow reinforced concrete pipe, a reinforced concrete saucer, and a 136 m (446 ft) long steel spike. Radio transmitters are housed in the lower part of the concrete tower with antennas attached to the steel spike.

The TV tower played a major role in the events of 13 January 1991, when 14 unarmed civilians lost their lives and 700 were injured opposing the Soviet military seizure of the tower.

The observation deck 165 m (541 ft) from the ground houses the cafe "Paukščių takas" (Milky Way), and offers a picturesque view of the city and its surroundings, and sports a rotating platform that revolves once every 45 minutes. High-speed elevators reach the cafe from ground level in 40 seconds. On clear days, visibility can extend as far as Elektrėnai, a city approximately 40 km (25 mi) west, where power plants produced much of the electricity for Vilnius in Soviet times.

This film features external views of the tower, and the shrine to protestors who died opposing the Soviets in 1991, as well as views from the tower over the whole of the Vilnius area. This footage was taken over 90 minutes and has been speeded up time-lapse style against the original audio soundtrack. It highlights the Wintery snow covered landscape and setting late afternoon sun as the day turns to dusk. Finally night time views with the it up tower observation deck are featured.