Avala Tower
The Avala Tower (Serbian Cyrillic: Авалски торањ, romanized: Avalski toranj) is a 204.68 m (672 ft) tall telecommunications tower located on Mount Avala, in Belgrade, Serbia. The original tower was finished in 1965, but was destroyed on 29 April 1999, during the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia. The tower's reconstruction commenced on 21 December 2006 and it was officially opened on 21 April 2010.
| Avala Tower | |
|---|---|
Авалски торањ Avalski toranj | |
Avala Tower | |
| General information | |
| Status | Rebuilt |
| Type | Telecommunication and observation |
| Architectural style | Brutalism |
| Location | Belgrade, Serbia |
| Coordinates | 44°41′45.5″N 20°30′52″E |
| Construction started | 1961 (original) 21 December 2006 (reconstruction) |
| Completed | 1965 (original) 23 October 2009 (reconstruction) |
| Destroyed | 29 April 1999 (original) |
| Height | |
| Antenna spire | 204.68 m (672 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 6 |
| Lifts/elevators | 2 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Uglješa Bogunović and Slobodan Janjić |
| References | |
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