Ostankino Tower
| Ostankino Tower | |
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| Останкинская телебашня | |
Ostankino Tower in May 2015
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 Location in Moscow
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| Record height | |
| Tallest in the world from 1967 to 1974 | |
| Preceded by | Empire State Building |
| Surpassed by | CN Tower |
| General information | |
| Status | Complete |
| Type | Observation, telecommunications, tourism |
| Location | Moscow, Russia |
| Coordinates | 55°49′11″N 37°36′42″E / 55.81972°N 37.61167°ECoordinates: 55°49′11″N 37°36′42″E / 55.81972°N 37.61167°E |
| Construction started | 1963 |
| Completed | 1967 |
| Owner | unitary enterprise Russian Television and Radio Broadcasting Network |
| Height | |
| Antenna spire | 540.1 m (1,772.0 ft) |
| Roof | 385.4 m (1,264.4 ft) |
| Top floor | 360.4 m (1,182.4 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 120 (equivalent) |
| Floor area | 15,000 m2 (160,000 sq ft) |
| Lifts/elevators | 11 |
| References | |
Ostankino Tower (Russian: Останкинская телебашня, Ostankinskaya telebashnya) is a television and radio tower in Moscow, Russia, owned by the Moscow branch of unitary enterprise Russian TV and Radio Broadcasting Network. Standing 540.1 metres (1,772 ft) tall, Ostankino was designed by Nikolai Nikitin. It is currently the tallest freestanding structure in Europe and eighth tallest in the world. The tower was the first free-standing structure to exceed 500 m (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 that was a masterpiece of Soviet engineering in the time period it was built. It surpassed the Empire State Building to become the tallest free-standing structure in the world. It held this record for nine years until the CN Tower was completed in Toronto, Canada in 1976, which surpassed its height by 13 metres (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 49 years.
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