| Saint Petersburg Television Tower | |
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Санкт-петербургская телебашня | |
.jpg) Saint Petersburg TV Tower as seen from Ushakovskaya Embankment | |
  Location within Russia | |
| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Steellatticetelevision tower |
| Location | Saint Petersburg, Russia |
| Coordinates | 59°58′36″N30°19′15″E / 59.97667°N 30.32083°E /59.97667; 30.32083 |
| Construction started | 1956 |
| Completed | 1962 |
| Opening | 1963 |
| Height | 326 m (1,070 ft) |
| References | |
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Saint Petersburg Television Tower is a 326 m (1,070 ft)Russiansteellatticetelevision tower inSaint Petersburg,Russia. Being the first dedicated television tower in theSoviet Union, the Saint Petersburg TV Tower is utilized for transmitting forFM-/TV-broadcasting throughout thefederal city.[1][2][3]
The Saint Petersburg TV Tower's construction commenced in 1962. Upon its completion in the same year, the tower was, and is, considered the first dedicated television tower to have ever served the Soviet Union, transmitting FM-/TV-broadcasting ever since.
The Saint Petersburg TV Tower is situated at 3 Ulitsa Akademika Pavlova, which lies in thefederal city ofSaint Petersburg which, in turn, is theadministrative centre of theNorthwestern Federal District of theRussian Federation. The television tower is located inCentral Saint Petersburg, wherein, several famous landmarks, such as famous parks and several embankments, can be found alongside and/or near the tower. In addition, the nearestmetro station to the tower is thePetrogradskaya.[1][2][3]
The Saint Petersburg TV Tower is a truss tower made up of steel, making it one of the sturdiest as well.[1][2]
Being a dual-purpose tower, the Saint Petersburg TV Tower features anobservation platform at a height of 191 m (627 ft), thus, being anobservation tower at the same time. In addition, the tower possesses an antenna necessary for transmission at a height of 310 m (1,017 ft).[1][2][3]
After installing a new antenna in June 2011,[4] tower reached height of 326 m (1,070 ft).
In terms of height records, the Saint Petersburg TV Tower is considered as thesecond-tallest tower after the concreteOstankino Tower and thetallest lattice tower in Russia, possessing a total height of 326 m (1,070 ft). In addition, the Saint Petersburg TV Tower ranks as theeleventh-tallest lattice tower in the world, thesecond-tallest television tower, and thetallest lattice television tower in the whole of theRussian Federation (seelist of tallest towers in the world).[1][2][3]
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