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Ostankino Tele Tower
Останкинская Теле Башня

127427 Moscow, Akademika Korolyova St. 15
Moscow MSK Russia

Status:built
Construction Dates
  Began1963
  Finished1967
Floor Area15,000 m²
Building Uses
 - communication
 - conference
 - observation
 - restaurant
 - ride
Structural Types
 - tower
 - flag
 - glass floor
 - pod
 - pole
 - revolving floor
Materials
 - steel
 - concrete, reinforced
 - concrete

 Heights ValueSource / Comments 
Antenna1762 ftStructurae
Roof1265 ft
Observation deck1106 ft
Restaurant gold1096 ftSeventh Heaven
Restaurant silver1086 ft
Glass floors1066 ft
Restaurant bronze748 ft
Ground level0 ft
Foundation-13 ft

Description
• Consulting Engineer: Fritz Leonhardt.
• Engineer: Nikola Vassiljevich Nikitine.
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• Coordinates: 55°49'10''N, 37°36'45''E.

• The Ostankino Tower was the world's tallest free-standing structure at the time it was built.

• Currently under reconstruction after a fire on 27 Aug. 2000.

• The tower was completed to mark the 50th anniversary of the October Revolution.

• Named after the Ostankino district of Moscow in which it is located.

• Member of "World Federation of Great Towers".

• In 2003, it has been proposed to increase the antenna to 580-meters.
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