Kherson TV Tower

Kherson TV Tower (Ukrainian: Херсонська телевежа "Kherson TV Tower") was a 199 m (653 ft) tall steel space framed truss communications tower located in the Ukrainian city of Kherson.[2][3][4] The building was uniquely built, having been built by using the cross bracing system.[2] The tower was a truss TV tower, specifically, a Vierendeel truss tower, wherein a structure's members are not triangulated but form rectangular openings instead (see Vierendeel Truss).[2] The tower had an antenna that measured 199.95 m (656 ft) and a roof that measured 189.89 m (623 ft).[2][3] The tower possessed a total height of 200 m (656 ft), and was the tallest structure in the Kherson Oblast.[2]

Kherson TV Tower
Херсонська телевежа
Kherson TV Tower is located in Ukraine
Kherson TV Tower
Location within Ukraine
General information
StatusDestroyed
TypeCommunications Tower
Telecommunication Tower
LocationKherson, Kherson Oblast, Ukraine
Coordinates46.6400°N 32.6266°E / 46.6400; 32.6266
Construction started1991
Completed2005
Destroyed2022
Height
Antenna spire199.00 m (653 ft)[1]
Roof189.89 m (623 ft)
References
[2][3][4]

During the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the tower was destroyed by retreating Russian forces on 10 November 2022.

History

Although the exact date of the commencing of the tower's construction is unknown, construction of the Kherson TV Tower was begun in 1991 and finished after 14 years, to be exact, in 2005, in the city of Kherson, in Ukraine.[2] During the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the tower was destroyed by retreating Russian forces on 10 November 2022.[5]

Remains of the tower

See also

References
  1. "Drawings of Kherson TV Tower". SkyscraperPage.com. 2007-01-31. Retrieved 2022-05-02.
  2. "Kherson TV Tower, Kherson - SkyscraperPage.com". Skyscraperpage.com. Retrieved 2012-11-10.
  3. "Kherson TV Tower :: Mispedia". Mispedia.com. Retrieved 2012-11-10.
  4. "biology - Kherson TV Tower". Biosphere.biologydaily.com. Archived from the original on 2015-12-08. Retrieved 2012-11-10.
  5. "Photos of the destroyed tower". osinttechnical. 2022-11-11. Retrieved 2022-11-11.
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