Yekaterinburg TV Tower

Former structure in Yekaterinburg, Russia

Yekaterinburg TV Tower Demolition of the tower

Yekaterinburg TV Tower (Russian: Екатеринбу́ргская телеба́шня) was a tall incomplete structure in Yekaterinburg, Russia. Construction work started 1983, but was put on hold in 1991, following the collapse of the Soviet Union,[1] as its shaft reached the height of 220 m (720 ft).[2] According to plans, the tower was intended to reach a structural height of 360 m (1,180 ft).[2]

## History

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The construction of the tower began at the end of 1983. In December 1986 the construction of the tower began on the prepared foundation. The barrel structures were completed at 220 metres on August 17, 1989. After the collapse of the USSR in 1991, construction work did not resume. In the early 1990s the facility was conserved. In 1993 the financing of the construction was closed. There were no investors to continue the construction.[3]

Until the year 2000 it was illegally used for buildering and BASE jumping. After several fatal accidents and suicides it was sealed.[citation needed]

On February 21, 2017, the regional Property Fund put up the TV tower and the adjacent land plot with an area of 46.8 thousand square meters for an electronic auction with an initial price of 652 million 772 thousand rubles. But the tower's privatization was canceled.[3]

The tower was demolished on 24 March 2018, as part of a city beautification programme in preparation for the 2018 World Cup.[1][4][5]

The UMMC Arena was built on the site of the TV tower.[3][6]

## Gallery

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*   *   *   *   * Explosion of the tower (March 24, 2018)

* Destroyed tower (March 26, 2018)

## See also

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* List of towers

## Notes

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1. ^ a b "Massive incomplete TV tower demolished". BBC News. Retrieved 24 March 2018. (includes video of the demolition)
2. ^ a b "Yekaterinburg Television Tower". Structurae. Retrieved 13 August 2010.
3. ^ a b c "Екатеринбургская телебашня. Досье - ТАСС". TACC (in Russian). Retrieved 2024-12-24.
4. ^ "Снос телебашни в Екатеринбурге". ura.ru. 24 March 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
5. ^ "Russia blows up Soviet-era landmark in World Cup city". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
6. ^ "Необычные факты об исчезнувшей в Екатеринбурге телебашне". www.ural.kp.ru/daily (in Russian). 2021-03-24. Retrieved 2024-12-24.

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Yekaterinburg concrete TV Tower.

* Behold the tallest abandoned building in the world
* https://web.archive.org/web/20071001090316/http://usa.ural.ru/v2/pics/panorama/yekat2003/o_tv.htm
* Yekaterinburg Television Tower at Structurae

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* Structurae

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