Iriški Venac Tower
Partially destroyed Iriški Venac Tower.
Iriški Venac Tower (pronounced [ǐriʃkiː ʋɛ̌ːnats]) is a 170-metre-tall TV tower built of concrete on near Novi Sad, Serbia. It consists of a 120-metre-tall concrete structure with two baskets on which the 30-metre-long section with FM-antennas has been placed. On the pinnacle a 20-metre-long TV antenna is placed.
History[]
The tower was built in 1975 and its lower basket was partly destroyed in 1999 NATO bombing of Yugoslavia. The damage was estimated at 11.5 million dollars.[1]
References[]
- ^ Dogovorili obnovu, pa zaboravili toranj, by Duško Domanović, 18. 02. 2008. (in Serbian)
External links[]
Media related to Iriški Venac TV tower at Wikimedia Commons
Coordinates: 45°09′30″N 19°51′45″E / 45.15833°N 19.86250°E
Categories:
- Towers in Serbia