Kherson TV Tower | |
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Херсонська телевежа | |
General information | |
Status | Destroyed |
Type | Communications Tower Telecommunication Tower |
Location | Kherson, Kherson Oblast, Ukraine |
Coordinates | 46°38′24″N 32°37′36″E / 46.6400°N 32.6266°E |
Construction started | 1991 |
Completed | 2005 |
Destroyed | 2022 |
Height | |
Antenna spire | 199.00 m (653 ft)[1] |
Roof | 189.89 m (623 ft) |
References | |
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Kherson TV Tower (Ukrainian: Херсонська телевежа) 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]
During the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the tower was destroyed by retreating Russian forces on 10 November 2022.