| Kyiv Television Tower | |
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Київська телевежа | |
 Kyiv TV Tower in 2014 | |
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| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Steel lattice television tower |
| Location | Kyiv, Ukraine |
| Coordinates | 50°28′16″N 30°27′12″E / 50.47111°N 30.45333°E |
| Construction started | 1968 |
| Completed | 1973 |
| Opening | 1973, 2025 |
| Renovated | October 2024 - 2025 |
| Closed | 2022 |
| Height | 385 m (1,263 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Lifts/elevators | 2 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Vitalii Shymanovskyi |
The Kyiv TV Tower (Ukrainian: Київська телевежа, romanized: Kyivska televezha) is a 385 m-high (1,263 ft) lattice metal tower[1] on Oranzhereina Street, Kyiv, Ukraine, and is the tallest structure in the country.[2] The tower was built in 1973 while Kyiv was the capital of Ukrainian SSR.[3] The tower was the tallest freestanding metal structure in the world[1][2] It is used for radio and television broadcasting and is not open to the public.[1] It is the tallest lattice tower in the world and sixth tallest structure in Europe.
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