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| Tashkent TV Tower | |
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Тошкент Телеминораси Toshkent Teleminorasi (Uzbek) | |
 Tashkent Tower | |
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| General information | |
| Type | TV-translation, Radio-translation, communication, hydrometeorological research |
| Location | Tashkent,Uzbekistan |
| Construction started | 1978 |
| Completed | 1984 |
| Height | |
| Antenna spire | 375 m (1,230.3 ft) |
| Top floor | 97 m (318.2 ft), observation deck |
| Technical details | |
| Lifts/elevators | 3 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architects | Y.P. Semashko,I.N. Terziev-Tsarukov |
| Main contractor | E.P. Morozov,M.D. Musheev |
TheTashkent Television Tower (Uzbek:Тошкент Телеминораси, Toshkent Teleminorasi) is a 375-metre-high (1,230 ft) tower, located inTashkent,Uzbekistan and is the twelfth tallest tower in the world. Construction started in 1978. The tower began operating six years later, on 15 January 1985. It was the fourth tallest tower in the world from 1985 to 1991. The decision to construct the tower was made on 1 September 1971 in order to spread TV and radio signals throughout Uzbekistan. It is a vertical cantilever structure, and is constructed out of steel. Its architectural design is a product of the Terkhiev, Tsarukov & Semashko firm.
The tower has an observation deck located 97 metres (318 ft) above the ground. It is the secondtallest structure in Central Asia afterEkibastuz GRES-2 Power Station in Ekibastuz,Kazakhstan. It also belongs to theWorld Federation of Great Towers.
The main purposes of the tower areradio andTV-transmission. The signal reaches the furthest points ofTashkent Region and some of the southern regions of Kazakhstan. The tower is used for communication between governmental departments, and organizations. The tower also serves as a complex hydrometeorological station.
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