Kherson TV Tower

Kherson TV Tower
Херсонська телевежа
Location within Ukraine
General information
Status Complete
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 / 46.6400; 32.6266Coordinates: 46°38′24″N 32°37′36″E / 46.6400°N 32.6266°E / 46.6400; 32.6266
Construction started 1991
Completed 2005
Height
Antenna spire 199.95 m (656 ft)
Roof 189.89 m (623 ft)
References
[1][2][3]

Kherson TV Tower (Ukrainian: Херсонська телевежа "Kherson TV Tower") is a 200 m (656 ft) tall space framed Ukrainian truss communications tower that is made of steel.[1][2][3] The building is uniquely built, having been built by using the cross bracing system.[1] The tower is 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).[1] The tower has an antenna that measures 199.95 m (656 ft) and a roof that measures 189.89 m (623 ft).[1][2] The tower, possessing a total height of 200 m (656 ft), is also considered the tallest structure in the whole oblast (province) of Kherson'ka.[1]

History

Although the exact date of the commencing of the tower's construction is unknown, the Kherson TV Tower was began its construction in 1991 and finished after 14 years, to be exact, in 2005, in the city of Kherson, in Ukraine.[1]

Geography

The Kherson TV Tower is situated in the city of Kherson, which in turn, is located in the oblast (province) of Kherson, in Ukraine, thus the name.[1][2][3]

Kherson

Main article: Kherson

Kherson (Ukrainian: Херсо́н; Russian: Херсо́н) is a city in southern Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Kherson Oblast (province), and is designated as its own separate raion (district) within the oblast. Kherson is an important port on the Black Sea and Dnieper River, and the home of a major ship-building industry. The current estimated population is 329,000 (as of 2007).

Kherson Oblast

Main article: Kherson Oblast

Kherson Oblast (Ukrainian: Херсонська область, translit. Khersons’ka oblast’; also referred to as KhersonshchynaUkrainian: Херсонщина) is an oblast (province) in southern Ukraine, just north of Crimea. Its administrative center is Kherson. The area of the region is 29000 km², its population (as of 1 May 2004) is 1.12 million.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Kherson TV Tower, Kherson - SkyscraperPage.com". Skyscraperpage.com. Retrieved 2012-11-10.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Kherson TV Tower :: Mispedia". Mispedia.com. Retrieved 2012-11-10.
  3. 1 2 3 "biology - Kherson TV Tower". Biosphere.biologydaily.com. Retrieved 2012-11-10.

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