Kharkiv TV Tower
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Kharkiv Television Tower (Ukrainian: Харківська телевізійна вежа), most commonly known as the Kharkiv TV Tower (Ukrainian: Харківська телевежа), was a 240.7-metre-tall (790 ft)[2] steel truss television tower for FM-/TV-broadcasting in Kharkiv, Ukraine. It was destroyed as a result of a Russian strike during the Russo-Ukrainian War on 22 April 2024 and is planned to be restored only after the end of hostilities.[3]
Kharkiv Television Tower | |
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Харківська телевежа | |
Alternative names | Kharkov Television Tower |
General information | |
Status | Destroyed |
Type | Steel lattice television tower |
Location | 1a Derevianko St., Kharkiv, Ukraine |
Coordinates | 50°02′37″N 36°14′07″E |
Completed | 1981 |
Opening | 12 December 1981 |
Destroyed | 22 April 2024 |
Height | |
Antenna spire | 240.7 m (790 ft) |
Roof | 139.9 m (459 ft) |
Technical details | |
Material | Steel |
References | |
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The tower was of similar design of the Kyiv TV Tower, but its design has legs of a closed metal structure. In addition, the tower was constructed with truss-like space frames, which are lightweight rigid structures constructed from/by interlocking and/or intertwining struts in a geometric pattern.[1] The Kharkiv TV Tower was the tallest building in the city and the fifth tallest TV tower in Ukraine.[4]