Almaty Tower
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The Almaty Television Tower (Russian: Алматинская телебашня), or simply Almaty Tower, formally the Koktobe TV Tower (Kazakh: "Көктөбе" теледидар мұнарасы; Russian: Телебашня «Коктобе») is a 371.5-metre-high (1,219 ft) steel television tower built between 1975 and 1983 in Almaty, Kazakhstan. The tower is located on high slopes of Kok Tobe mountain (Kazakh: Көктөбе means "green hill") south-east of downtown Almaty. Unlike other similar TV towers, it is not a concrete, but a steel tubular structure. It is the tallest free-standing tubular steel structure in the world.[1]
Almaty Tower | |
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Алматы Теледидар Мұнарасы Алма-Ати́нская телебашня | |
General information | |
Status | Completed |
Type | Steel telecommunications and observation tower |
Location | Almaty, Kazakhstan |
Coordinates | 43°13′44″N 76°58′34″E |
Construction started | 1975 |
Completed | 1983 |
Opening | 1983 |
Height | |
Architectural | 372 m (1,220 ft) (rounded-off) |
Antenna spire | 371.5 m (1,219 ft) |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 7 |
Lifts/elevators | 2 |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | N.G. Terziev, A.N. Savchenko (constructors N.K. Akimov, B.V. Ostroumov) |
References | |
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The tower is 371.5 m (1,219 ft) tall; its 114 m metal aerial reaches 1000 meters above sea level. It has two observation decks at the height of 146 m and 252 m, which are accessible by two high-speed elevators. It is however not open to the public.
On the north-western wall of the tower, in honor of the launch of the Soyuz T-12 spacecraft, one of the largest mosaics in the city was installed, 20 meters long and 8 meters high. The authors of the mosaic are unknown. Image of a mosaic of satellites and astronauts. The tower contains several tunnels leading to the bomb shelter.[2]