A broadband dual polarized base station antenna comprising: - a first and a second common feed line; - a ground plane; and - at least one dual polarized radiation element, said radiation element comprising four dipole antennas (10K, 10L, 10M, 10N) projecting transversely from a surface of the ground plane in a square arrangement, forming two paired dipoles (17A, 17B) wherein each paired dipole comprises a pair of mirrored dipole antennas with radiating arms in parallel configuration, and wherein each dipole antenna includes: - a first strip conductor leg extending transversely from a surface of the ground plane and electrically connected thereto, wherein said first strip conductor leg is tapered at its end connected to said ground plane in a direction from said ground plane towards said first strip conductor; - a first radiating arm projecting outwardly from the first strip conductor leg; - a second strip conductor leg spaced from the ground plane by a dielectric and extending transversely relative to the surface of the ground plane in parallel relationship to the first strip conductor leg and spaced therefrom by a gap, wherein the first and second strip conductor legs form a balanced paired strips transmission line (16, 14); and - a second radiating arm projecting outwardly from said second strip conductor leg, in opposite direction to the first radiating arm; - wherein the second strip conductor legs of one paired dipole are connected to the first common feed line which provides a common input to that one paired dipole and the second strip conductor legs of the other paired dipole are connected to the second common feed line which provides a common input to that other paired dipole. - a first and a second common feed line; - a ground plane; and - at least one dual polarized radiation element, said radiation element comprising four dipole antennas (10K, 10L, 10M, 10N) projecting transversely from a surface of the ground plane in a square arrangement, forming two paired dipoles (17A, 17B) wherein each paired dipole comprises a pair of mirrored dipole antennas with radiating arms in parallel configuration, and wherein each dipole antenna includes: - a first strip conductor leg extending transversely from a surface of the ground plane and electrically connected thereto, wherein said first strip conductor leg is tapered at its end connected to said ground plane in a direction from said ground plane towards said first strip conductor; - a first radiating arm projecting outwardly from the first strip conductor leg; - a second strip conductor leg spaced from the ground plane by a dielectric and extending transversely relative to the surface of the ground plane in parallel relationship to the first strip conductor leg and spaced therefrom by a gap, wherein the first and second strip conductor legs form a balanced paired strips transmission line (16, 14); and - a second radiating arm projecting outwardly from said second strip conductor leg, in opposite direction to the first radiating arm; - wherein the second strip conductor legs of one paired dipole are connected to the first common feed line which provides a common input to that one paired dipole and the second strip conductor legs of the other paired dipole are connected to the second common feed line which provides a common input to that other paired dipole.