Saint Petersburg TV Tower
{{Short description|Architectural structure}}
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| name = Saint Petersburg Television Tower
| native_name = Санкт-петербургская телебашня
| native_name_lang = ru
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| image = Television Tower SPB (img2).jpg
| image_size = 200px
| caption = Saint Petersburg TV Tower as seen from Ushakovskaya Embankment
| location = Saint Petersburg, {{flag|Russia}}
| coordinates = {{coord|59|58|36|N|30|19|15|E|display=inline,title}}
| map_type = Russia
| map_size = 300
| status = Complete
| start_date = 1956
| completion_date = 1962
| opening = 1963
| building_type = Steel lattice television tower
| height = {{convert|326|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
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Saint Petersburg Television Tower is a {{convert|326|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} Russian steel lattice television tower in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Being the first dedicated television tower in the Soviet Union, the Saint Petersburg TV Tower is utilized for transmitting for FM-/TV-broadcasting throughout the federal city.{{cite web|title=Saint Petersburg TV Tower (Saint Petersburg, 1962) {{!}} Structurae|url=http://en.structurae.de/structures/data/index.cfm?ID=s0014956|publisher=En.structurae.de|accessdate=2012-12-26}}{{cite web|title=St. Petersburg TV Tower {{!}} Buildings |url=http://www.emporis.com/building/st-petersburg-tv-tower-st-petersburg-russia|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141202031132/http://www.emporis.com/building/st-petersburg-tv-tower-st-petersburg-russia|url-status=usurped|archive-date=December 2, 2014|publisher=Emporis.com|accessdate=2012-12-26}}{{cite web|author=Adriano|title=Saint Petersburg TV Tower - Virtual GlobeTrotting|url=http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/saint-petersburg-tv-tower/|publisher=Virtualglobetrotting.com|accessdate=2012-12-26|date=2008-02-20}}
History
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.
Geography
The Saint Petersburg TV Tower is situated at 3 Ulitsa Akademika Pavlova, which lies in the federal city of Saint Petersburg which, in turn, is the administrative centre of the Northwestern Federal District of the Russian Federation. The television tower is located in Central 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 nearest metro station to the tower is the Petrogradskaya.
Construction and structure
The Saint Petersburg TV Tower is a truss tower made up of steel, making it one of the sturdiest as well.
Being a dual-purpose tower, the Saint Petersburg TV Tower features an observation platform at a height of {{convert|191|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}, thus, being an observation tower at the same time. In addition, the tower possesses an antenna necessary for transmission at a height of {{convert|310|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}.
After installing a new antenna in June 2011,{{Cite web | url=https://lenizdat.ru/articles/1097847/ |title = Установка антенны на петербургскую телебашню прошла успешно}} tower reached height of {{convert|326|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}.
In terms of height records, the Saint Petersburg TV Tower is considered as the second-tallest tower after the concrete Ostankino Tower and the tallest lattice tower in Russia, possessing a total height of {{convert|326|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}. In addition, the Saint Petersburg TV Tower ranks as the eleventh-tallest lattice tower in the world, the second-tallest television tower, and the tallest lattice television tower in the whole of the Russian Federation (see list of tallest towers in the world).
Gallery
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File:Television Tower SPB (img1).jpg|Saint Petersburg TV Tower as seen from Ushakovskaya Embankment
File:View to Petersburg TV-tower.jpg|Saint Petersburg TV tower as observed from the Dvortsovaya Embankment
File:Spb Views from Isaac Cathedral May2012 06.jpg|Saint Petersburg and the television tower (back right) as viewed from Isaac Cathedral, taken on 6 May 2012
File:Telebashnya.JPG|Saint Petersburg TV Tower at night
File:Кантемировский мост и телебашня.jpg|Saint Petersburg TV Tower (left) and the bridge (center) taken alongside several high-rise apartments
File:Кантемировская улица.jpg|Kantemirovskaya street (foreground) towards Kantemirovskaya bridge and the Saint Petersburg TV Tower (background)
See also
References
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External links
{{commons category|Saint Petersburg TV Tower}}
- {{Structurae|id=20014956|title=Saint Petersburg TV Tower}}
- {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20141202031132/http://www.emporis.com/building/st-petersburg-tv-tower-st-petersburg-russia St. Petersburg TV Tower {{!}} Buildings {{!}} EMPORIS]}}
- [http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/saint-petersburg-tv-tower/ Saint Petersburg TV Tower - Virtual GlobeTrotting]
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Category:Towers in Saint Petersburg
Category:Towers completed in 1962
Category:Towers built in the Soviet Union
Category:Tourist attractions in Saint Petersburg