8- Ostankino Tower
Ostankino Tower is a television and radio tower in Moscow, Russia, owned by Moscow branch of unitary enterprise Russian Tv and Radio Broadcasting Network. Standing 540.1(1,772 ft) meters tall, Ostankino was designed by Nikolai Nikitin. It is currently the tallest freestanding structure in Europe and eighth tallestin the world.
Ostankino Tower in August 2012
The Tower was the first freestanding structure to exceed 500 meters(1,600 ft) in height. Ostankino was built to mark the 50th anniversary of the October Revolution. It is named after the Ostankino district of Moscow in which it is located.
Construction began in 1963 and was completed in 1967. Extensive use of prestressed concrete resulted in a simple and sturdy structure. It surpassed the Empire State Building and was a masterpiece of Soviet engineering in the time period it was built, to become the tallest freestanding structure in the world.
Ostankino Tower during construction
It held this record for 9 years until the CN Tower was completed in Toronto, Canada in 1976, which surpassed its height by 13 meters(43 ft).
Diagram of the tallest Tv towers, Ostankino at the fourth place
The Ostankino Tower remained the second tallest structure in the world for another 31 years until the Burj Khalifa surpassed both it and the CN Tower in height in 2007. The Ostankino Tower has remained the tallest structure in Europe for 46 years.
Panoramic view from the deck of the Ostankino Tower
A 1994 plan to increase the Tower's height to 561 meters by adding an antenna was not implemented for lack of funding.
The Tower as compared to high-rise apartments
Address- Ulitsa Akademika Koroleva, 15, Moskva, Russia, 127427
Opened- 1967
Height- 540 m
Hours- Sunday to Monday- 10:00 am to 9:00 pm
Phone- +7 495 926-61-11
Construction started- 1963
Lifts/Elevators- 11
Architect- Nikolai Nikitin
Ostankino Tower is a television and radio tower in Moscow, Russia, owned by Moscow branch of unitary enterprise Russian Tv and Radio Broadcasting Network. Standing 540.1(1,772 ft) meters tall, Ostankino was designed by Nikolai Nikitin. It is currently the tallest freestanding structure in Europe and eighth tallestin the world.
The Tower was the first freestanding structure to exceed 500 meters(1,600 ft) in height. Ostankino was built to mark the 50th anniversary of the October Revolution. It is named after the Ostankino district of Moscow in which it is located.
Construction began in 1963 and was completed in 1967. Extensive use of prestressed concrete resulted in a simple and sturdy structure. It surpassed the Empire State Building and was a masterpiece of Soviet engineering in the time period it was built, to become the tallest freestanding structure in the world.
It held this record for 9 years until the CN Tower was completed in Toronto, Canada in 1976, which surpassed its height by 13 meters(43 ft).
The Ostankino Tower remained the second tallest structure in the world for another 31 years until the Burj Khalifa surpassed both it and the CN Tower in height in 2007. The Ostankino Tower has remained the tallest structure in Europe for 46 years.
A 1994 plan to increase the Tower's height to 561 meters by adding an antenna was not implemented for lack of funding.
Address- Ulitsa Akademika Koroleva, 15, Moskva, Russia, 127427
Opened- 1967
Height- 540 m
Hours- Sunday to Monday- 10:00 am to 9:00 pm
Phone- +7 495 926-61-11
Construction started- 1963
Lifts/Elevators- 11
Architect- Nikolai Nikitin
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