The highest tower of the world
I invite you to get acquainted with modern television tower, which is the highest TV Tower of the planet.
Location: Uzbekistan, Tashkent
Year built: 1985
Is the highest TV Tower in Central Asia. It was built for 6 years and has been put into operation January 15, 1985.
Kiev TV Tower
Location: Ukraine, Kiev
Year built: 1973
Kiev is the highest tower in the world of construction of buildings with a lattice design. The tower consists entirely of steel pipes of different diameter and weighs 2,700 tons.
In the central part is a vertical pipe with a diameter of 4 meters. It serves as the elevator shaft and gradually becomes a part of the antenna.
Kiev TV Tower is the tallest structure in Ukraine. The tower's 60 meters taller than the Eiffel tower, but weighs less than 3 times.
Location: Beijing, China
Year built: 1995
On top of the tower is a revolving restaurant.
Menara Kuala Lumpur
Location: Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur
Year built: 1995
Construction of this building height of 421 meters lasted for about 5 years.
For the original lighting tower Menard won the unofficial name "Garden of Light."
Location: Tehran, Iran
Year built: 2006
In the tower are moving 6 panoramic lifts, and at an altitude of 276 meters there is a panoramic revolving restaurant. Gondola tower has 12 floors with a total area of 12,000 square meters, which is the largest area of premises tower in the world.
It is the tallest building in Iran:
Location: Shanghai, China
Year built: 1995
"Oriental Pearl" - the second highest TV tower in Asia. Sphere at the top of the tower has a diameter of 45 meters and is located at an altitude of 263 meters above the ground.
At an altitude of 267 meters there is a revolving restaurant at a height of 271 meters - 20 rooms and a bar with karaoke. At a height of 350 meters - a penthouse with a lookout.
Location: Russia, Moscow
Year built: 1967
The project was conceived tower chief designer Nikitin overnight, the tower has become a way inverted lily.
Mass of the tower together with basement - 51,400 tons. Ostankino TV tower in the Victory Day in 2010. (Photo by Dmitry Smirnov):
Location: Toronto, Canada
Year built: 1976
The CN Tower is almost two times higher than the Eiffel Tower and 13 meters above the Ostankino.
It is able to withstand wind speeds of 420 km / h and the year it was hit more than 80 lightning.
Location: Guangzhou, China
Year built: 2009
Retina of the tower is made of large diameter steel pipes. The tower is crowned by a steel spire height of 160 meters.
The design of the retina of Guangzhou Tower is as disclosed in 1899 Russian engineer Shukhov.
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Year built: 29 February 2012
Construction of the tower was completed as recently as 22 May 2012 and held its opening. In the tower are more than 300 boutiques, restaurants, an aquarium, a planetarium and a theater.
During construction, 10 October 2010:
