Kyiv TV Tower
The Kyiv TV Tower (Ukrainian: Телевізійна вежа, romanized: Televiziyna vezha) is a 385 m-high (1,263 ft) lattice metal tower on Oranzhereina Street, Kyiv, Ukraine, and is the tallest structure in the country. The tower was built in 1973 while Kyiv was the capital of Ukrainian SSR. The tower was the tallest freestanding metal structure in the world It is used for radio and television broadcasting and is not open to the public. It is the tallest lattice tower in the world and sixth tallest structure in Europe.
| Kyiv Television Tower | |
|---|---|
Київська телевежа | |
Kyiv TV Tower in 2014 | |
| 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 |
| Height | 385 m (1,263 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Lifts/elevators | 2 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Vitaly Szymanovsky |
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