Kiev television tower
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Kiev television tower
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| Place: | Kiev | ||||||
| City: | Kiev city | ||||||
| Country: | Ukraine | ||||||
| Altitude : | 190 m | ||||||
| Coordinates: 50 ° 28 ′ 16.4 " N , 30 ° 27 ′ 12.2" E | |||||||
| Use: | Television tower | ||||||
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| Construction time : | 1968-1973 | ||||||
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| Total height : | 385 m | ||||||
| Viewing platform: | 200 m | ||||||
| Total mass : | 2700 t | ||||||
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| Opening: | 1973 | ||||||
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The Kiev television tower ( Ukrainian Київська телевежа / Kyjiwska telewescha ) is a 385 meter high television tower for VHF and television . The Kiev TV tower was completed in 1973 and is the tallest free-standing steel lattice tower in the world. The four 100 m high supporting pillars are a special architectural feature. The shaft diameter is 4 m and consists of a steel framework construction of tubes with a wall thickness of 12 mm. Another special feature is the lack of rivets ; the entire steel structure was welded.
The tower was originally designed for the then Soviet capital Moscow . The Moscow authorities, however, preferred a more durable-looking structure and opted for the shape that can be seen today in the Ostankino TV tower . Kiev later needed its own transmission tower. The government commissioned the engineers to undertake the project, which was originally planned for Moscow, for Kiev with the stipulation that the height of the tower should be reduced by at least 30% so that it should not be as high as the Moscow tower.
Web links
- Kiev television tower. In: Structurae
- Information on the Kiev television tower ( page no longer available , search in web archives )
Individual evidence
- ↑ В. Стах, "Викрадачі спокою наших осель", Україна Молода, # 191, October 14, 2005 (Ukrainian)
- ↑ І. Мащенко, "Гулівери земних споруд", Zerkalo Nedeli, # 16 (340) April 21-27, 2001 ( Memento of the original from May 30, 2012 in the web archive archive.today ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Ukrainian)
