Kyiv TV Tower
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The Kyiv TV Tower (Ukrainian: Телевізійна вежа, romanized: Televiziyna vezha) is a 385 m-high (1,263 ft) lattice metal tower[1] on Oranzhereina Street, Kyiv, Ukraine, and is the tallest structure in the country.[2] The tower was built in 1973 while Kyiv was the capital of Ukrainian SSR.[3] The tower was the tallest freestanding metal structure in the world[1][2] It is used for radio and television broadcasting and is not open to the public.[1] It is the tallest lattice tower in the world and sixth tallest structure in Europe.
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Kyiv Television Tower | |
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Київська телевежа | |
General information | |
Status | Completed |
Type | Steel lattice television tower |
Location | Kyiv, Ukraine |
Coordinates | 50°28′16″N 30°27′12″E |
Construction started | 1968 |
Completed | 1973 |
Opening | 1973 |
Closed | 2022 |
Height | 385 m (1,263 ft) |
Technical details | |
Lifts/elevators | 2 |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Vitaly Szymanovsky [uk] |
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