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A characteristic tower, a steel pole, 96 meters high, weighing 40 tons. Since 1948, it is located near Hala Stulecia in Wroclaw. Modernist building designed by prof. Eng. Stanisław Hempel, made by the company "Mostostal". The tower is supported on a three-legged base, gradually narrowing upwards. It has a twelve-segment body. The spire was built in connection with the "Recovery of the Regained Territories Exhibition", which was officially opened on July 22, 1948, the Feast of Rebirth of Poland. In 1964, for technical reasons, it underwent conservation, its tip was shortened. In November 2007, it played the role of the highest Christmas tree in Europe. Wrocławska Iglica is currently one of the most characteristic architectural objects of the city of Wrocław. Her image in a classic or stylized form appears in the trademarks of numerous Wrocław organizations.