List of tallest structures built in the Soviet Union
This is an incomplete list of the tallest structures that are built in the former Soviet Union.
Tallest structures[]
Ostankino Tower (540.1 m)
Dudinka CHAYKA-Mast (468 m)
Inta CHAYKA-Mast (462 m)
GRES-2 Power Station (419.7 m)
Străşeni TV Mast (355 m)
TV Tower Vinnytsia (354 m)
Construction | Year | Country | Town | Pinnacle height | Structural type | Coordinates | Remarks |
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Ostankino Tower | 1967 | Russia | Moscow | 540.1 m (1,772 ft) | Tower (concrete) | 55°49′10.94″N 37°36′41.79″E / 55.8197056°N 37.6116083°E | Tallest structure in Europe and the 8th tallest freestanding structure in the world |
Dudinka CHAYKA-Mast ru:Список самы�� высоких телевизионных башен и радиомачт России | 196? | Russia | Dudinka | 468 m (1,535 ft) | Guyed mast | 69°21′45″N 86°41′49″E / 69.36250°N 86.69694°E | |
Taymylyr CHAYKA-Mast | 196? | Russia | Taymylyr | 462 m (1,516 ft) | Guyed mast | 72°34′49.04″N 122°6′42.3″E / 72.5802889°N 122.111750°E | demolished on 24 September 2009 by explosives |
Inta CHAYKA-Mast | 196? | Russia | Inta | 462 m (1,516 ft) | Guyed mast | 65°57′59.54″N 60°18′33.45″E / 65.9665389°N 60.3092917°E | |
Central Mast of | ? | Russia | Imeretinskaya | 425 m (1,394 ft) | Guyed mast | 44°46′24.93″N 39°32′50.32″E / 44.7735917°N 39.5473111°E | |
Chimney of GRES-2 Power Station | 1987 | Kazakhstan | Ekibastusz | 419.7 m (1,377 ft) | Chimney (concrete) | 52°1′26.5″N 75°28′34.5″E / 52.024028°N 75.476250°E | Tallest chimney in the world |
Kyiv TV Tower | 1973 | Ukraine | Kyiv | 385 m (1,263 ft) | Tower (lattice steel) | 50°28′16.49″N 30°27′11.97″E / 50.4712472°N 30.4533250°E | Tallest lattice tower in the world |
Tashkent Tower | 1985 | Uzbekistan | Tashkent | 374.9 m (1,230 ft) | Tower (steel) | 41°20′44.05″N 69°17′4.57″E / 41.3455694°N 69.2846028°E | |
Almaty Tower | 1983 | Kazakhstan | Alma-Ata | 371.5 m (1,219 ft) | Tower (tubular steel) | 43°13′43.26″N 76°58′34.77″E / 43.2286833°N 76.9763250°E | Tallest steel tube tower in the world |
Chimney of Berezovskaya GRES | 1985 | Russia | Sharypovo | 370 m (1,210 ft) | Chimney (concrete) | 55°34′45.65″N 89°04′23.21″E / 55.5793472°N 89.0731139°E | Tallest chimney in the Russia |
Tambov TV Mast | 1991 | Russia | Tambov | 369 m (1,211 ft) | Guyed mast | 52°46′51.1″N 41°24′50.8″E / 52.780861°N 41.414111°E | |
Riga Radio and TV Tower | 1986 | Latvia | Riga | 368.5 m (1,209 ft) | Tower (concrete) | 56°55′26.08″N 24°08′13.26″E / 56.9239111°N 24.1370167°E | |
Novosokolniki TV Mast | 1995 | Russia | Novosokolniki | 360 m (1,180 ft) | Guyed mast | 56°20′00″N 30°01′00″E / 56.33333°N 30.01667°E | [1] |
1992 | Ukraine | Donetsk | 360 m (1,180 ft) | Guyed mast | 47°56′43.49″N 37°38′36.95″E / 47.9454139°N 37.6435972°E | ||
, large mast | ? | Kazakhstan | Sarepta | 356 m (1,168 ft) | Guyed mast | 49°41′48.75″N 72°25′59.5″E / 49.6968750°N 72.433194°E | [1] |
Străşeni TV Mast | 1985 | Moldova | Străşeni | 355 m (1,165 ft) | Guyed mast | 47°07′18.97″N 28°33′54.27″E / 47.1219361°N 28.5650750°E | |
Lipetsk TV Mast | 1991 | Russia | Lipetsk | 354.6 m (1,163 ft) | Guyed mast | 52°40′13″N 39°28′59″E / 52.67028°N 39.48306°E | |
TV Tower Vinnytsia | 1961 | Ukraine | Vinnytsia | 354 m (1,161 ft) | Guyed mast | 49°14′30.04″N 28°25′25.25″E / 49.2416778°N 28.4236806°E | equipped with six crossbars running from the mast body to the guys |
Sosnovy Longwave Radio Mast | ? | Belarus | Sosnovy | 353.5 m (1,160 ft) | Guyed mast | 53°24′10.71″N 28°31′16.32″E / 53.4029750°N 28.5212000°E | |
Tsivilsk TV Mast | 1990 | Russia | Tsivilsk | 350 m (1,150 ft) | Guyed mast | 55°48′22″N 47°26′42″E / 55.80611°N 47.44500°E | |
Uchkizil TV Mast | 1990 | Uzbekistan | Uchkizil, Termez | 350 m (1,150 ft) | Guyed mast | 37°21′24.88″N 67°11′54.88″E / 37.3569111°N 67.1985778°E | |
Varaksino TV Mast | 1988 | Russia | Izhevsk | 350 m (1,150 ft) | Guyed mast | 56°52′13.44″N 53°03′03.02″E / 56.8704000°N 53.0508389°E | |
Smogiri TV Mast | 1986 | Russia | Smolensk | 350 m (1,150 ft) | Guyed mast | 55°02′08″N 32°22′52″E / 55.03556°N 32.38111°E | |
1984 | Russia | Sovetsky, Mari El Republic | 350 m (1,150 ft) | Guyed mast | 56°45′17″N 48°32′05″E / 56.75472°N 48.53472°E | ||
Chimney of Syrdarya Power Plant | 1980 | Uzbekistan | Shirin | 350 m (1,150 ft) | Chimney (concrete) | 40°13′49.06″N 69°05′55.97″E / 40.2302944°N 69.0988806°E | |
Kanevskaya TV Mast | 1979 | Russia | Kanevskaya | 350 m (1,150 ft) | Guyed mast | 46°03′27.18″N 38°57′57.43″E / 46.0575500°N 38.9659528°E | |
Livny TV Mast | 1979 | Russia | Livny | 350 m (1,150 ft) | Guyed mast | 52°27′03″N 37°30′10″E / 52.45083°N 37.50278°E | |
Stavropol TV Mast | 1979 | Russia | Stavropol | 350 m (1,150 ft) | Guyed mast | 45°00′44.04″N 41°51′11.54″E / 45.0122333°N 41.8532056°E | |
Ust-Kalmanka TV Mast | 1979 | Russia | Ust-Kalmanka | 350 m (1,150 ft) | Guyed mast | 52°09′51″N 83°18′08″E / 52.16417°N 83.30222°E? | |
Volga TV Mast | 1978 | Russia | Rybinsk | 350 m (1,150 ft) | Guyed mast | 57°57′53″N 38°21′14″E / 57.96472°N 38.35389°E | |
Novo-Bykovo TV Mast | 1977 | Russia | Vladimir | 350 m (1,150 ft) | Guyed mast | 56°01′10″N 40°50′25″E / 56.01944°N 40.84028°E | |
Rodniki TV Mast | 1977 | Russia | Rodniki | 350 m (1,150 ft) | Guyed mast | 57°05′27.05″N 41°42′33.4″E / 57.0908472°N 41.709278°E | |
Tula TV Mast | 1976 | Russia | Tula | 350 m (1,150 ft) | Guyed mast | 54°8′27″N 37°35′03″E / 54.14083°N 37.58417°E | |
Yershov TV Mast | 1974 | Russia | Yershov | 350 m (1,150 ft) | Guyed mast | 51°21′51″N 48°17′58″E / 51.36417°N 48.29944°E | |
Ushachi TV Mast | 1974 | Belarus | Ushachi | 350 m (1,150 ft) | Guyed mast | 55°14′40.43″N 28°38′30.95″E / 55.2445639°N 28.6419306°E | |
Pinerovka TV Mast | 1971 | Russia | Balashov | 350 m (1,150 ft) | Guyed mast | 51°35′20″N 43°01′36″E / 51.58889°N 43.02667°E | |
Selizharovo TV Mast | 1971 | Russia | Selizharovo | 350 m (1,150 ft) | Guyed mast | 56°55′03″N 33°34′47″E / 56.91750°N 33.57972°E | |
Kolodischi TV Mast | 1970 | Belarus | Minsk | 350 m (1,150 ft) | Guyed mast | 53°57′40.5″N 27°46′42.08″E / 53.961250°N 27.7783556°E | |
Lipin Bor TV Mast | 1970 | Russia | Lipin Bor | 350 m (1,150 ft) | Guyed mast | 60°21′27″N 37°55′15″E / 60.35750°N 37.92083°E | |
Mosolovo TV Mast | 1968 | Russia | Mosolovo | 350 m (1,150 ft) | Guyed mast | 54°16′17.9″N 40°33′26.34″E / 54.271639°N 40.5573167°E | |
Galich TV Mast | ? | Russia | Galich | 350 m (1,150 ft) | Guyed mast | 58°26′30″N 42°37′38″E / 58.44167°N 42.62722°E | not in use so far |
Belyy Yar TV Mast | ? | Russia | Belyy Yar, Surgut | 350 m (1,150 ft) | Guyed mast | 61°16′6.93″N 73°14′9.45″E / 61.2685917°N 73.2359583°E | |
Polykovichi TV Mast | ? | Belarus | Mahilyow/Polykovichi | 350 m (1,150 ft) | Guyed mast | 53°59′25.22″N 30°19′38.54″E / 53.9903389°N 30.3273722°E | |
Novaya Strazha TV Mast | ? | Belarus | Slonim | 350 m (1,150 ft) | Guyed mast | 53°03′51″N 25°28′30″E / 53.06417°N 25.47500°E | |
? | Belarus | Smetanichi | 350 m (1,150 ft) | Guyed mast | 52°13′27.87″N 28°30′44.4″E / 52.2244083°N 28.512333°E | ||
Novaya TV Mast | ? | Kazakhstan | Karaganda | 350 m (1,150 ft) | Guyed mast | 49°56′07.36″N 73°03′06.41″E / 49.9353778°N 73.0517806°E | |
Grigoriopol transmitter | ? | Moldova | Mayak | 350 m (1,150 ft) | Guyed mast | 47°17′21.4″N 29°26′0.25″E / 47.289278°N 29.4334028°E | collapsed in 1997[2] |
Alexandrovsk-Sakhalinsky CHAYKA-Mast | ? | Russia | Soboli | 350 m (1,150 ft) | Guyed mast | 51°4′42.805″N 142°42′4.952″E / 51.07855694°N 142.70137556°E | [2] |
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky CHAYKA-Mast | ? | Russia | Sokoch | 350 m (1,150 ft) | Guyed mast | 53°7′48.26″N 157°41′49.1″E / 53.1300722°N 157.696972°E | [3] |
Ussuriysk CHAYKA-Mast | ? | Russia | Pad' Levaja | 350 m (1,150 ft) | Guyed mast | 44°31′58.24″N 131°38′28.6″E / 44.5328444°N 131.641278°E | [4] |
Koeru TV Mast | 1976 | Estonia | Koeru | 349.5 m (1,147 ft) | Guyed mast | 58°58′27.1″N 26°3′24.68″E / 58.974194°N 26.0568556°E | |
Bakaly TV Mast | 1998 | Russia | Bakaly | 348 m (1,142 ft) | Guyed mast | 55°5′42″N 54°9′52″E / 55.09500°N 54.16444°E | |
Valgjärve TV Mast | 1988 | Estonia | Valgjärve | 347 m (1,138 ft) | Guyed mast | 58°5′49.93″N 26°40′41.81″E / 58.0972028°N 26.6782806°E | |
1991 | Russia | Novgorod | 347 m (1,138 ft) | Guyed mast | 58°26′55″N 31°43′24″E / 58.44861°N 31.72333°E | [3] | |
Mercury City Tower | 2012 | Russia | Moscow | 338.8 m (1,112 ft) | Highrise building | 55°44′2″N 37°32′22.6″E / 55.73389°N 37.539611°E | Tallest building in Europe since 1 November 2012 |
Rogun Dam | - | Tadjikistan | Rogun | 335 m (1,099 ft) | Dam (mud) | 38°50′28.6″N 69°55′5.9″E / 38.841278°N 69.918306°E | under construction |
1976 | Russia | Bobrov | 331 m (1,086 ft) | Guyed mast | 51°05′10″N 39°59′13″E / 51.08611°N 39.98694°E | [4] | |
Chimney of Kharkiv TEC-5 | 1991 | Ukraine | Podvorky, Kharkiv Oblast | 330 m (1,080 ft) | Chimney (concrete) | 49°58′16.98″N 36°6′22.7″E / 49.9713833°N 36.106306°E | |
3rd Chimney of | 1990 | Russia | Luchegorsk | 330 m (1,080 ft) | Chimney (concrete) | 46°27′53.27″N 134°17′14.1″E / 46.4647972°N 134.287250°E | |
Chimney of | 1985 | Uzbekistan | Olmaliq | 330 m (1,080 ft) | Chimney (concrete) | 40°55′20.6″N 69°48′59.54″E / 40.922389°N 69.8165389°E | |
2 Chimneys of | 1982/1990 | Russia | Dobryanka | 330 m (1,080 ft) | Chimney (concrete) | 58°29′50″N 56°20′56″E / 58.49722°N 56.34889°E 58°29′53″N 56°20′42″E / 58.49806°N 56.34500°E |
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Ekibastuz GRES-1, Chimney East | 1982 | Kazakhstan | Ekibastuz | 330 m (1,080 ft) | Chimney (concrete) | 51°53′12.63″N 75°22′42.1″E / 51.8868417°N 75.378361°E | |
Chimney of Zuevska thermal power station | 1981 | Ukraine | Zuhres, Donetsk Oblast | 330 m (1,080 ft) | Chimney (concrete) | 48°2′5″N 38°17′6.11″E / 48.03472°N 38.2850306°E | |
Chimney of Moldavskaya GRES-5 | 1980 | Moldova | Dnestrovsc | 330 m (1,080 ft) | Chimney (concrete) | 46°38′24.9″N 29°56′16.9″E / 46.640250°N 29.938028°E | [5] |
4th Chimney of Reftinskaya GRES | 1979 | Russia | 330 m (1,080 ft) | Chimney (concrete) | 57°6′31″N 61°42′27″E / 57.10861°N 61.70750°E | ||
Mîndreştii Noi TV Mast | ? | Moldova | Mîndreştii Noi | 327 m (1,073 ft) | Guyed mast | 47°43′46.17″N 28°1′56.25″E / 47.7294917°N 28.0322917°E | |
Vilnius TV Tower | 1980 | Lithuania | Vilnius | 326.5 m (1,071 ft) | Tower (concrete) | 54°41′13.64″N 25°12′53.12″E / 54.6871222°N 25.2147556°E | |
St. Petersburg TV Tower | 1963 | Russia | St. Petersburg | 326 m (1,070 ft) | Tower (lattice steel) | 59°58′35.86″N 30°19′15.04″E / 59.9766278°N 30.3208444°E | |
2 Towers of Bridge to Russky Island | 2012 | Russia | Vladivostok | 320.9 m (1,053 ft) | Bridge Tower (Cable-stayed bridge) | 43°03′48.24″N 131°54′28.3″E / 43.0634000°N 131.907861°E | |
TEC Tobolsk, Chimney East | 1986 | Russia | Tobolsk | 320 m (1,050 ft) | Chimney (concrete) | 58°14′44.8″N 68°26′54.38″E / 58.245778°N 68.4484389°E | |
2 Chimneys of Kirishskaya GRES | 1984/1986 | Russia | Kirishi | 320 m (1,050 ft) | Chimney (concrete) | 59°29′25.7″N 32°3′11″E / 59.490472°N 32.05306°E ; 59°29′9.8″N 32°2′53.2″E / 59.486056°N 32.048111°E | |
2 Chimneys of Azerbaijan Thermal Power Plant | 1981/1990 | Azerbaijan | Mingachevir | 320 m (1,050 ft) | Chimney (concrete) | 40°46′50.94″N 46°59′14.05″E / 40.7808167°N 46.9872361°E 40°46′51.49″N 46°59′31.98″E / 40.7809694°N 46.9922167°E |
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3rd Chimney of Kostromskaya GRES | 1980 | Russia | Volgorechensk | 320 m (1,050 ft) | Chimney (concrete) | 57°27′19.1″N 41°10′25.4″E / 57.455306°N 41.173722°E | |
2 Chimneys of Ryazan Power Station | 1973/1980 | Russia | Novomichurinsk | 320 m (1,050 ft) | Chimney (concrete) | 54°02′03.98″N 39°46′39.17″E / 54.0344389°N 39.7775472°E 54°02′03.39″N 39°46′57.57″E / 54.0342750°N 39.7826583°E | |
2 Chimneys of Zaporozhskaya GRES | 1972/1977 | Ukraine | Enerhodar | 320 m (1,050 ft) | Chimney (concrete) | 47°30′28.27″N 34°37′22.94″E / 47.5078528°N 34.6230389°E 47°30′23.99″N 34°37′39.78″E / 47.5066639°N 34.6277167°E |
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2 Chimneys of Vuhlehirska thermal power plant | 1972/1975 | Ukraine | Solncedar | 320 m (1,050 ft) | Chimney (concrete) | 48°27′55″N 38°12′18″E / 48.46528°N 38.20500°E 48°27′52″N 38°12′16″E / 48.46444°N 38.20444°E |
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Central Mast of | ? | Russia | Poltavskaya | 314 m (1,030 ft) | Guyed mast | 45°24′12.43″N 38°09′29.33″E / 45.4034528°N 38.1581472°E | |
Central Mast of | ? | Russia | Bolotnoye | 314 m (1,030 ft) | Guyed mast | 55°45′30.74″N 84°26′45.28″E / 55.7585389°N 84.4459111°E | |
Tallinn TV Tower | 1980 | Estonia | Tallinn | 314 m (1,030 ft) | Tower (concrete) | 59°28′16.4″N 24°53′15.17″E / 59.471222°N 24.8875472°E | |
TV Tower Yerevan | 1977 | Armenia | Yerevan | 311.7 m (1,023 ft) | Tower (lattice steel) | 40°10′16.7″N 44°32′11.49″E / 40.171306°N 44.5365250°E | |
Azeri TV Tower | 1996 | Azerbaijan | Baku | 310 m (1,020 ft) | Tower (concrete) | 40°21′5.9″N 49°49′24.2″E / 40.351639°N 49.823389°E | |
Obninsk Meteorological tower | 1958 | Russia | Obninsk | 310 m (1,020 ft) | Guyed mast | 55°06′41.72″N 36°35′53.75″E / 55.1115889°N 36.5982639°E | |
Eurasia | 2013 | Russia | Moscow | 308.9 m (1,013 ft) | Highrise building | 55°44′57″N 37°32′05″E / 55.74917°N 37.53472°E | |
Central Mast of | ? | Russia | Elban | 308 m (1,010 ft) | Guyed mast | 50°04′20.4″N 136°36′34″E / 50.072333°N 136.60944°E | |
Central Masts of | ? | Russia | Lukovetskiy | 305 m (1,001 ft) | Guyed mast | 64°21′51.56″N 41°33′51.29″E / 64.3643222°N 41.5642472°E ; 64°21′20.36″N 41°34′44.45″E / 64.3556556°N 41.5790139°E ;64°21′16.06″N 41°33′15.6″E / 64.3544611°N 41.554333°E | 3 masts |
Vileyka VLF transmitter, central masts | 1964 | Belarus | Vileyka | 305 m (1,001 ft) | Guyed mast | 54°28′8″N 26°46′23.6″E / 54.46889°N 26.773222°E 54°27′30″N 26°46′13.4″E / 54.45833°N 26.770389°E 54°27′44″N 26°47′15.5″E / 54.46222°N 26.787639°E |
3 masts |
City of Capitals, "Moscow Tower" | 2009 | Russia | Moscow | 301.6 m (990 ft) | Highrise building | 55°44′50.59″N 37°32′20.62″E / 55.7473861°N 37.5390611°E | Tallest building in Europe 2009-2012 |
Kamyshin TV Mast | ? | Russia | Kamyshin | 301.2 m (988 ft) | Guyed mast | 50°07′36.58″N 45°24′20.25″E / 50.1268278°N 45.4056250°E | |
Chimney of | 1988 | Russia | Volzhsky | 300.7 m (987 ft) | Chimney (concrete) | 48°46′27.36″N 44°50′21.16″E / 48.7742667°N 44.8392111°E | |
, central mast | ? | Russia | Karachev | 300 m (980 ft) | Guyed mast | 53°7′49.17″N 34°54′36.62″E / 53.1303250°N 34.9101722°E | Mast used for a 1150 kW-transmitter of CHAYKA-chain GRI 8000 |
Ekibastuz GRES-1, Chimney West | 1980 | Kazakhstan | Ekibastuz | 300 m (980 ft) | Chimney (concrete) | 51°53′8.09″N 75°22′31.38″E / 51.8855806°N 75.3753833°E | |
Nurek Dam | 1980 | Tadjikistan | Nurek | 300 m (980 ft) | Dam (mud) | 38°22′17.09″N 69°20′53.57″E / 38.3714139°N 69.3482139°E | |
- | Russia | Perm | 300 m (980 ft) | ? | planned, [6] | ||
Zotino Tall Tower Observation Facility | 2006 | Russia | 300 m (980 ft) | Guyed mast | 60°47′54″N 89°21′13″E / 60.79833°N 89.35361°E | ||
Mast of Moscow Radio Centre 13 | 2005 | Russia | Balashikha | 300 m (980 ft) | Guyed mast | 55°47′34.26″N 37°53′29.99″E / 55.7928500°N 37.8916639°E | |
Chimney of Bishkek TEC | 1989 | Kyrgyzstan | Bishkek | 300 m (980 ft) | Chimney (concrete) | 42°52′18.75″N 74°39′17.53″E / 42.8718750°N 74.6548694°E | |
Krasnoyarskaya TEC-3, Chimney 3 | 1991 | Russia | Krasnoyarsk | 283.2 m (929 ft) | Chimney (concrete) | 56°6′34.19″N 93°05′41.14″E / 56.1094972°N 93.0947611°E | |
Large Chimney of Angarsk HPP-9 | ? | Russia | Angarsk | 280.4 m (920 ft) | Chimney (concrete) | 52°31′58.04″N 103°56′14.5″E / 52.5327889°N 103.937361°E | |
Chimney of TEC-5 | 1983 | Russia | Omsk | 277.5 m (910 ft) | Chimney (concrete) | 55°0′7.32″N 73°29′20.86″E / 55.0020333°N 73.4891278°E | |
Central Masts of | ? | Kyrgyzstan | Kayyngdy | 276 m (906 ft) | Guyed mast | 43°02′29.22″N 73°37′9.86″E / 43.0414500°N 73.6194056°E ; 43°01′50.94″N 73°37′1.31″E / 43.0308167°N 73.6170306°E ;43°02′15.61″N 73°36′20.35″E / 43.0376694°N 73.6056528°E | 3 masts |
Chimney of TEC-6 | 1982 | Ukraine | Kyiv | 276 m (906 ft) | Chimney (concrete) | 50°31′53.11″N 30°39′47.27″E / 50.5314194°N 30.6631306°E | |
Taldom transmitter | ? | Russia | Taldom | 275 m (902 ft) | Guyed mast | 56°43′59.86″N 37°39′47.51″E / 56.7332944°N 37.6631972°E | |
Georgia Tbilisi TV Broadcasting Tower | 1955 | Georgia | Tbilisi | 274.5 m (901 ft) | Tower (tubular steel) | 41°41′44.76″N 44°47′4.94″E / 41.6957667°N 44.7847056°E | |
Measuring masts of Staratel Proving Ground | Russia | 274 m (899 ft) | Guyed mast | 57°51′39.05″N 60°21′35.28″E / 57.8608472°N 60.3598000°E ; 57°51′27.84″N 60°21′38.6″E / 57.8577333°N 60.360722°E | 2 masts | ||
Large Chimney of TEC-2 Volgodonsk | 1989 | Russia | Volgodonsk | 274 m (899 ft) | Chimney (concrete) | 47°29′46.25″N 42°12′38.31″E / 47.4961806°N 42.2106417°E | |
Chimneys of Surgut-2 Power Station | 1986 | Russia | Surgut | 273 m (896 ft) | Chimney (concrete) | 61°16′43.16″N 73°30′25.99″E / 61.2786556°N 73.5072194°E ; 61°16′43.33″N 73°30′39.2″E / 61.2787028°N 73.510889°E ; 61°16′43.41″N 73°30′53.71″E / 61.2787250°N 73.5149194°E | |
Chimney of | 198? | Uzbekistan | Nuristan, Qashqadaryo Province | 273 m (896 ft)[5] | Chimney (concrete) | 38°28′47.5″N 65°37′47.7″E / 38.479861°N 65.629917°E | |
Krasny Bor transmitter, Mast 1 | 2002 | Russia | Krasny Bor | 271.5 m (891 ft) | Guyed mast | 59°39′12.32″N 30°41′50.12″E / 59.6534222°N 30.6972556°E | replaced a 257.5-metre-tall (845 ft) mast, destroyed by helicopter collision in 2001 |
Inguri Dam | 1980 | Georgia | Jvari | 271.5 m (891 ft) | Dam (concrete) | 42°45′33.49″N 42°1′52.02″E / 42.7593028°N 42.0311167°E | Tallest arch dam in the world |
Chimney 3 of Karmanovskaya GRES | 1973 | Russia | Yanaul | 270 m (890 ft) | Chimney (concrete) | 56°14′53.69″N 54°35′28.51″E / 56.2482472°N 54.5912528°E | |
Chimney of Hrazdan Thermal Power Plant-5 | 1990 | Armenia | Hrazdan | 270 m (890 ft) | Chimney (concrete) | 40°33′55.1″N 44°44′45.4″E / 40.565306°N 44.745944°E | |
3rd Chimney of | 1990 | Georgia | Gardabani | 270 m (890 ft) | Chimney (concrete) | 41°28′9.04″N 45°03′41.68″E / 41.4691778°N 45.0615778°E | |
TEC Tobolsk, Chimney West | 1983 | Russia | Tobolsk | 270 m (890 ft) | Chimney (concrete) | 58°14′43.66″N 68°26′42.31″E / 58.2454611°N 68.4450861°E | |
2nd Chimney of | 1983 | Russia | Solnechnodolsk | 270 m (890 ft) | Chimney (concrete) | 45°18′45.01″N 41°30′42.55″E / 45.3125028°N 41.5118194°E | |
1st Chimney of Kostromskaya GRES | 1970 | Russia | Volgorechensk | 270 m (890 ft) | Chimney (concrete) | 57°27′36″N 41°10′36″E / 57.46000°N 41.17667°E | |
Vileyka VLF transmitter, ring masts | 1964 | Belarus | Vileyka | 270 m (890 ft) | Guyed mast | 54°28′27.64″N 26°46′28.73″E / 54.4743444°N 26.7746472°E 54°28′20.65″N 26°45′57.6″E / 54.4724028°N 26.766000°E 54°28′15.49″N 26°46′54.57″E / 54.4709694°N 26.7818250°E 54°28′1.43″N 26°45′52.54″E / 54.4670639°N 26.7645944°E 54°27′49.28″N 26°46′18.46″E / 54.4636889°N 26.7717944°E 54°27′56.29″N 26°46′49.55″E / 54.4656361°N 26.7804306°E 54°28′3.28″N 26°47′20.62″E / 54.4675778°N 26.7890611°E 54°27′51.14″N 26°47′46.54″E / 54.4642056°N 26.7962611°E 54°27′31.94″N 26°47′41.44″E / 54.4588722°N 26.7948444°E 54°27′24.97″N 26°47′10.4″E / 54.4569361°N 26.786222°E 54°27′37.14″N 26°46′44.51″E / 54.4603167°N 26.7790306°E 54°27′17.93″N 26°46′39.39″E / 54.4549806°N 26.7776083°E 54°27′10.94″N 26°46′8.28″E / 54.4530389°N 26.7689667°E 54°27′23.09″N 26°45′42.34″E / 54.4564139°N 26.7617611°E 54°27′42.31″N 26°45′47.44″E / 54.4617528°N 26.7631778°E |
15 masts |
Odinsk Transmitter, Longwave Antenna South | ? | Russia | 269 m (883 ft) | Guyed mast | 52°24′57.43″N 103°42′0.29″E / 52.4159528°N 103.7000806°E | ARRT-antenna | |
Naberezhnaya Tower C | 2007 | Russia | Moscow | 268.4 m (881 ft) | Highrise building | 55°44′49.53″N 37°32′12.27″E / 55.7470917°N 37.5367417°E | Tallest building in Europe 2007-2009 |
Kirovsk TV Mast | Russia | Kirovsk | 268.2 m (880 ft) | Guyed mast | 67°36′6.78″N 33°38′51.49″E / 67.6018833°N 33.6476361°E | ||
Atasu TV Mast | Kazakhstan | 268 m (879 ft) | Guyed mast | 48°41′28.45″N 71°36′55.34″E / 48.6912361°N 71.6153722°E | |||
2nd Chimney of Kurganskaya TEC | 1987 | Russia | Kurgan | 267 m (876 ft) | Chimney (concrete) | 55°24′36″N 65°13′52″E / 55.41000°N 65.23111°E | |
Stepnoye TV Mast | Russia | Stepnoye | 266.4 m (874 ft) | Guyed mast | 54°04′45″N 60°25′38″E / 54.07917°N 60.42722°E | [7] | |
Ust-Ishim TV Mast | 1978 | Russia | Ust-Ishim | 266.4 m (874 ft) | Guyed mast | [8] | |
3 Chimneys of | 1972/1978/1984 | Russia | Naberezhnye Chelny | 265 m (869 ft) | Chimney (concrete) | 55°41′30.84″N 52°28′20.6″E / 55.6919000°N 52.472389°E 55°41′27.36″N 52°28′26.81″E / 55.6909333°N 52.4741139°E 55°41′22.13″N 52°28′36.6″E / 55.6894806°N 52.476833°E |
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Triumph-Palace | 2004 | Russia | Moscow | 264.1 m (866 ft) | Highrise building | 55°47′54.69″N 37°31′17.58″E / 55.7985250°N 37.5215500°E | Tallest building in Europe 2003-2007 |
Odinsk Transmitter, Longwave Antenna North | ? | Russia | 264 m (866 ft) | Guyed mast | 52°26′10.37″N 103°41′9.5″E / 52.4362139°N 103.685972°E | ARRT-antenna | |
? | Ukraine | Petrivka | 262 m (860 ft) | Guyed mast | 46°59′36.37″N 30°53′48.38″E / 46.9934361°N 30.8967722°E | ||
Novorossiysk TV Tower | 1996 | Russia | Novorossiysk | 261 m (856 ft) | Tower (concrete) | 44°48′56.87″N 37°39′30.09″E / 44.8157972°N 37.6583583°E | |
1966 | Russia | Birobidzhan | 260 m (850 ft) | Guyed mast | 48°44′19.37″N 132°48′3.95″E / 48.7387139°N 132.8010972°E 48°44′14.71″N 132°48′32.6″E / 48.7374194°N 132.809056°E |
2 masts | |
Kruchina longwave mast | 1971 | Russia | 260 m (850 ft) | Guyed mast | 51°50′21.58″N 113°44′9.11″E / 51.8393278°N 113.7358639°E | Insulated against ground (ARRT)-antenna | |
Large Chimney of TEC-5 Novosibirsk | 1985 | Russia | Novosibirsk | 260 m (850 ft) | Chimney (concrete) | 55°0′20.05″N 83°03′40.99″E / 55.0055694°N 83.0613861°E | |
1989 | Russia | Yaroslavl | 260 m (850 ft) | Guyed mast | 57°31′09.91″N 39°45′26.98″E / 57.5194194°N 39.7574944°E | [6] | |
? | Russia | Selenginsk | 260 m (850 ft) | Guyed mast | 52°02′17.52″N 106°56′25.6″E / 52.0382000°N 106.940444°E | [7] Guyed mast with ARRT-antenna for longwave broadcasting | |
1972 | Ukraine | Brovary | 259.6 m (852 ft) | Guyed mast | 50°29′48.8″N 30°48′9.2″E / 50.496889°N 30.802556°E | Insulated against ground (ARRT)-antenna | |
Gavar longwave mast | ? | Armenia | Gavar | 259.4 m (851 ft) | Guyed mast | 40°25′32.68″N 45°12′16.15″E / 40.4257444°N 45.2044861°E | Insulated against ground (ARRT)-antenna |
Sosnovy transmitter, Mast East | ? | Belarus | Sosnovy | 259.1 m (850 ft) | Guyed mast | 53°23′47.29″N 28°32′2.45″E / 53.3964694°N 28.5340139°E | |
Ashgabat Longwave Broadcasting Mast | ? | Turkmenistan | Ashgabat | 259 m (850 ft) | Guyed mast | 37°51′14.84″N 58°21′58.74″E / 37.8541222°N 58.3663167°E | ARRT-antenna |
, Longwave Mast | 1965 | Russia | 259 m (850 ft) | Guyed mast | 43°32′18″N 131°55′46″E / 43.53833°N 131.92944°E | Guyed mast with ARRT-antenna for longwave broadcasting | |
, medium mast | ? | Kazakhstan | Sarepta | 259 m (850 ft) | Guyed mast | 49°41′48.82″N 72°24′54.08″E / 49.6968944°N 72.4150222°E | [9] |
? | Ukraine | Krasne | 259 m (850 ft) | Guyed mast | 49°54′12.85″N 24°41′15.22″E / 49.9035694°N 24.6875611°E | Guyed mast with ARRT-antenna for longwave broadcasting | |
Raduzhnyy longwave transmitter | ? | Russia | 259 m (850 ft) | Guyed mast | 59°42′51.14″N 150°11′29.9″E / 59.7142056°N 150.191639°E | ARRT-antenna | |
Bidzhan TV Mast | 1985 | Russia | 258.5 m (848 ft) | Guyed mast | 47°58′59.77″N 131°54′33.3″E / 47.9832694°N 131.909250°E | ||
2nd Chimney of TEC-4 | 198? | Russia | Omsk | 258.5 m (848 ft) | Chimney (concrete) | 55°05′05.57″N 73°12′47.2″E / 55.0848806°N 73.213111°E | |
Moscow Octod Tower | 2006 | Russia | Moscow | 258 m (846 ft) | Tower (lattice steel) | 55°46′52.99″N 37°29′22.37″E / 55.7813861°N 37.4895472°E | |
Vestochka longwave transmitter | ? | Russia | Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk | 258 m (846 ft) | Guyed mast | 46°50′35″N 142°53′44″E / 46.84306°N 142.89556°E | |
2nd Chimney of Zapadno-Sibirskaya TEC | 198? | Russia | Novokuznetsk | 257 m (843 ft) | Chimney (concrete) | 53°52′42.8″N 87°14′3.7″E / 53.878556°N 87.234361°E | |
1976 | Russia | Dalnerechensk | 257 m (843 ft) | Guyed mast | 46°02′56.37″N 134°00′12.39″E / 46.0489917°N 134.0034417°E | ||
Bolshakovo Longwave Radio Mast | 1974 | Russia | Bolshakovo | 257 m (843 ft) | Guyed mast | 54°54′42.5″N 21°43′4.06″E / 54.911806°N 21.7177944°E | Guyed mast with ARRT-antenna for longwave broadcasting |
, ARRT-Antenna | 1964 | Lithuania | 257 m (843 ft) | Guyed mast | 55°02′36.97″N 23°48′46.55″E / 55.0436028°N 23.8129306°E | Guyed mast with ARRT-antenna for mediumwave broadcasting | |
Krasny Bor transmitter, Mast 2 | 1961 | Russia | Krasny Bor | 257 m (843 ft) | Guyed mast | Guyed mast with ARRT-antenna for longwave broadcasting | |
Taldom transmitter, 153 kHz-Mast | ? | Russia | Taldom | 257 m (843 ft) | Guyed mast | 56°45′30.04″N 37°37′12.17″E / 56.7583444°N 37.6200472°E | |
? | Russia | Koskovo | 257 m (843 ft) | Guyed mast | 64°21′50.92″N 41°24′41.8″E / 64.3641444°N 41.411611°E | [7] Guyed mast with ARRT-antenna for longwave broadcasting | |
? | Russia | 257 m (843 ft) | Guyed mast | 61°49′09.34″N 50°41′26.42″E / 61.8192611°N 50.6906722°E | Guyed mast with ARRT-antenna for longwave broadcasting | ||
? | Russia | 257 m (843 ft) | Guyed mast | 55°35′13.75″N 39°09′57.84″E / 55.5871528°N 39.1660667°E | Guyed mast with ARRT-antenna for longwave broadcasting | ||
? | Russia | Surgut | 257 m (843 ft) | Guyed mast | 61°23′35″N 72°53′20″E / 61.39306°N 72.88889°E | [8] Guyed mast with ARRT-antenna for longwave broadcasting | |
Oktjabrskij longwave transmitter | ? | Russia | 257 m (843 ft) | Guyed mast | 45°29′07.57″N 40°05′21.59″E / 45.4854361°N 40.0893306°E | ||
Popova longwave transmitter | ? | Russia | Popova | 257 m (843 ft) | Guyed mast | 50°39′16.75″N 136°54′46.9″E / 50.6546528°N 136.913028°E | |
Murmansk longwave transmitter | ? | Russia | Murmansk | 257 m (843 ft) | Guyed mast | 69°00′59.07″N 32°55′57.17″E / 69.0164083°N 32.9325472°E | |
Blagoveschensk longwave transmitter | ? | Russia | Blagoveschensk | 257 m (843 ft) | Guyed mast | 50°30′23.58″N 128°18′32.9″E / 50.5065500°N 128.309139°E | |
City of Capitals, "St. Petersburg Tower" | 2009 | Russia | Moscow | 256.9 m (843 ft) | Highrise building | ||
2nd Chimney of Kostromskaya GRES | 1972 | Russia | Volgorechensk | 256 m (840 ft) | Chimney (concrete) | 57°27′30″N 41°10′30.5″E / 57.45833°N 41.175139°E | |
AGP-Chimney | Kazakhstan | Temirtau | 256 m (840 ft) | Chimney (concrete) | 50°03′14.66″N 73°2′34.33″E / 50.0540722°N 73.0428694°E | ||
? | Russia | Kingisepp | 256 m (840 ft) | Guyed mast | 59°22′55.88″N 28°34′43.46″E / 59.3821889°N 28.5787389°E | ||
1979 | Russia | Troitsko-Pechorsk | 256 m (840 ft) | Guyed mast | 62°43′25.69″N 56°05′52.33″E / 62.7238028°N 56.0978694°E | ||
? | Russia | Yekaterinburg | 256 m (840 ft) | Guyed mast | 56°53′22.46″N 60°41′30.22″E / 56.8895722°N 60.6917278°E | [9] | |
2008 | Russia | Magadan | 255 m (837 ft) | Guyed mast | 59°35′38.2″N 150°48′34.4″E / 59.593944°N 150.809556°E | ||
1979 | Ukraine | Lozova | 255 m (837 ft) | Guyed mast | 49°36′48.28″N 25°41′20.97″E / 49.6134111°N 25.6891583°E | ||
? | Russia | 255 m (837 ft) | Guyed mast | 55°29′16″N 83°41′28″E / 55.48778°N 83.69111°E | Guyed mast with ARRT-antenna for longwave broadcasting | ||
Yelizovo longwave transmitter | ? | Russia | Yelizovo | 255 m (837 ft) | Guyed mast | 53°11′4.92″N 158°24′2.24″E / 53.1847000°N 158.4006222°E | |
? | Russia | Luga | 254.9 m (836 ft) | Guyed mast | 58°43′01.26″N 29°51′07.7″E / 58.7170167°N 29.852139°E | [10] | |
Sosnovy transmitter, Mast North | ? | Belarus | Sosnovy | 254.5 m (835 ft) | Guyed mast | 53°24′37.7″N 28°32′33.69″E / 53.410472°N 28.5426917°E | |
Grodno TV Tower | 1984 | Belarus | Grodno | 254 m (833 ft) | Tower (lattice steel) | 53°42′06″N 23°49′21″E / 53.70167°N 23.82250°E | |
Chimney of | 1977[11] | Russia | Biysk | 254 m (833 ft) | Chimney (concrete) | 52°29′30.37″N 85°05′5.17″E / 52.4917694°N 85.0847694°E | |
Kohtla TV Mast | ? | Estonia | Kohtla-Nõmme | 254 m (833 ft) | Guyed mast | 59°20′53.33″N 27°11′48.75″E / 59.3481472°N 27.1968750°E | [citation needed] |
? | Kazakhstan | Karaganda | 254 m (833 ft) | Guyed mast | 49°47′32.41″N 73°01′40.18″E / 49.7923361°N 73.0278278°E | [12] 2 masts | |
Russia | Dovolnoye | 253.9 m (833 ft) | Guyed mast | 54°27′42.25″N 79°39′19.56″E / 54.4617361°N 79.6554333°E | |||
1991 | Russia | 253.25 m (830.9 ft) | Guyed mast | 62°18′43.35″N 32°40′44.38″E / 62.3120417°N 32.6789944°E | |||
1992 | Russia | Nakhodka | 253 m (830 ft) | Guyed mast | 42°50′58.09″N 132°50′50.8″E / 42.8494694°N 132.847444°E | ||
? | Russia | 253 m (830 ft) | Guyed mast | 57°54′27″N 54°45′14″E / 57.90750°N 54.75389°E | |||
Volgograd mediumwave transmitter | ? | Russia | Volgograd | 253 m (830 ft) | Guyed mast | 48°40′32.84″N 44°24′17.27″E / 48.6757889°N 44.4047972°E | |
Chimneys of Karagandinskaya TÈC-2 | Kazakhstan | Temirtau | 253 m (830 ft) | Chimney (concrete) | 50°02′46.35″N 73°3′13.65″E / 50.0462083°N 73.0537917°E ; 50°02′49.59″N 73°3′9.16″E / 50.0471083°N 73.0525444°E | ||
1995 | Russia | 252 m (827 ft) | Guyed mast | 56°11′47″N 50°24′05″E / 56.19639°N 50.40139°E | [13] | ||
1976 | Ukraine | Volochysk | 252 m (827 ft) | Guyed mast | |||
? | Belarus | Kastsyukovichy | 252 m (827 ft) | Guyed mast | 53°20′4.65″N 32°01′45.71″E / 53.3346250°N 32.0293639°E | ||
Russia | 252 m (827 ft) | Guyed mast | 55°33′39.11″N 71°19′4.34″E / 55.5608639°N 71.3178722°E | ||||
Chimneys of Eesti Power Plant | 1973 | Estonia | Auvere | 251.5 m (825 ft) | Chimney (concrete) | 59°16′23.01″N 27°53′59.29″E / 59.2730583°N 27.8998028°E ; 59°16′26.46″N 27°54′13.81″E / 59.2740167°N 27.9038361°E | |
Large Chimney of Kazakh Steel Mill power station | Kazakhstan | Temirtau | 251.5 m (825 ft) | Chimney (concrete) | 50°02′49.32″N 73°1′21.92″E / 50.0470333°N 73.0227556°E | ||
Large Chimney of Aksuskaya GRES | Kazakhstan | Aksu | 251.5 m (825 ft) | Chimney (concrete) | 52°07′14.44″N 76°52′29.64″E / 52.1206778°N 76.8749000°E | ||
New Chimney of Kuznetskaya TEC | 198? | Russia | Novokuznetsk | 251 m (823 ft) | Chimney (concrete) | 53°46′2″N 87°14′51.2″E / 53.76722°N 87.247556°E | |
2nd Chimney of | 197? | Russia | Volzhsky | 251.5 m (825 ft) | Chimney (concrete) | 48°49′29.21″N 44°49′5.26″E / 48.8247806°N 44.8181278°E | |
Dedovichi TV Mast | 1982 | Russia | Dedovichi | 250 m (820 ft) | Guyed mast | 57°32′24.17″N 29°58′29.01″E / 57.5400472°N 29.9747250°E | |
Taranivka Radio Mast | 1965 | Ukraine | 250 m (820 ft) | Guyed mast | 49°38′8.77″N 36°07′26.23″E / 49.6357694°N 36.1239528°E | mast radiator insulated against ground for mediumwave broadcasting | |
1997 | Russia | Kozmodemyansk | 250 m (820 ft) | Guyed mast | [10] | ||
( РТПС Чкаловское ) | 1989 | Russia | 250 m (820 ft) | Guyed mast | 44°50′04.23″N 133°01′55.23″E / 44.8345083°N 133.0320083°E | [11] | |
1989 | Russia | Yefremov | 250 m (820 ft) | Guyed mast | 53°08′0.67″N 38°06′14.14″E / 53.1335194°N 38.1039278°E | [12] | |
1987 | Russia | 250 m (820 ft) | Guyed mast | 50°12′01.26″N 48°36′06.46″E / 50.2003500°N 48.6017944°E | |||
1987 | Russia | Perelyub | 250 m (820 ft) | Guyed mast | 51°53′17.83″N 50°10′21.45″E / 51.8882861°N 50.1726250°E | ||
1983 | Russia | Boguchar | 250 m (820 ft) | Guyed mast | 49°59′26.34″N 40°37′29.29″E / 49.9906500°N 40.6248028°E | [14] | |
Chimney of | 198? | Lithuania | Vilnius | 250 m (820 ft) | Chimney (concrete) | 54°40′3.94″N 25°09′21.23″E / 54.6677611°N 25.1558972°E | |
Krasnoyarsk GRES-2, Chimney 4 | 1981 | Russia | Zelenogorsk | 250 m (820 ft) | Chimney (concrete) | 56°8′59.85″N 94°28′42.32″E / 56.1499583°N 94.4784222°E | |
Chimney 2 of | 1980 | Russia | Moscow | 250 m (820 ft) | Chimney (concrete) | 55°49′14.3″N 37°46′15.45″E / 55.820639°N 37.7709583°E | |
2 Chimneys of | 1978/1982 | Russia | Nizhnekamsk | 250 m (820 ft) | Chimney (concrete) | 55°34′39.22″N 51°56′36.77″E / 55.5775611°N 51.9435472°E 55°34′39.18″N 51°56′42.89″E / 55.5775500°N 51.9452472°E |
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Chimney of TEC-2 | 1978 | Russia | Lipetsk | 250 m (820 ft) | Chimney (concrete) | 52°34′16″N 39°41′36″E / 52.57111°N 39.69333°E | |
1977 | Russia | Balakovo | 250 m (820 ft) | Guyed mast | 52°04′22.7″N 47°44′53.99″E / 52.072972°N 47.7483306°E | [15] | |
4th Chimney of | 1976 | Russia | Troitsk, Chelyabinsk Oblast | 250 m (820 ft) | Chimney (concrete) | 54°2′12.55″N 61°39′5.64″E / 54.0368194°N 61.6515667°E | |
Chimney 1 of | 1975 | Russia | Moscow | 250 m (820 ft) | Chimney (concrete) | 55°49′13.97″N 37°46′22.51″E / 55.8205472°N 37.7729194°E | |
1974 | Russia | Ibresi | 250 m (820 ft) | Guyed mast | 55°16′06.08″N 46°59′35.49″E / 55.2683556°N 46.9931917°E | [16] | |
1976 | Russia | Valuyki | 250 m (820 ft) | Guyed mast | 50°18′46.65″N 38°11′2.69″E / 50.3129583°N 38.1840806°E | ||
1st Chimney of | 1974 | Russia | Solnechnodolsk | 250 m (820 ft) | Chimney (concrete) | 45°18′41.81″N 41°30′41.39″E / 45.3116139°N 41.5114972°E | |
2 Chimneys of Reftinskaya GRES | 1972/1975 | Russia | 250 m (820 ft) | Chimney (concrete) | 57°6′32″N 61°42′28″E / 57.10889°N 61.70778°E | No.2, No.3 | |
2 chimneys of Kurakhove TES | 1972 | Ukraine | Kurakhove | 250 m (820 ft) | Chimney (concrete) | 47°59′40.05″N 37°14′9.96″E / 47.9944583°N 37.2361000°E 47°59′40.05″N 37°14′15.83″E / 47.9944583°N 37.2377306°E |
No.5, No.6 |
3 Chimneys of | 1970/1971/1972 | Russia | Novocherkassk | 250 m (820 ft) | Chimney (concrete) | 47°23′39.95″N 40°13′48.68″E / 47.3944306°N 40.2301889°E ; 47°23′59.18″N 40°13′51.29″E / 47.3997722°N 40.2309139°E ; 47°23′57.65″N 40°13′56.56″E / 47.3993472°N 40.2323778°E | No.2, No.3, No.4 |
2 Chimneys of | 1970/1971 | Ukraine | 250 m (820 ft) | Chimney (concrete) | 48°42′22.48″N 29°13′4.39″E / 48.7062444°N 29.2178861°E 48°42′19.31″N 29°13′10.28″E / 48.7053639°N 29.2195222°E |
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3 Chimneys of Lukoml power station | 1969/1971/1973 | Belarus | Novolukoml | 250 m (820 ft) | Chimney (concrete) | 54°40′51.34″N 29°8′5.27″E / 54.6809278°N 29.1347972°E ; 54°40′47.59″N 29°8′6.51″E / 54.6798861°N 29.1351417°E ; 54°40′44.55″N 29°8′8.98″E / 54.6790417°N 29.1358278°E | also used as electricity pylons |
Simferopol CHAYKA-transmitter | 1969 | Ukraine | Plodove | 250 m (820 ft) | Guyed mast | 44°53′20.21″N 33°52′23.98″E / 44.8889472°N 33.8733278°E ; 44°53′25.41″N 33°52′17.78″E / 44.8903917°N 33.8716056°E ; 44°53′24.55″N 33°52′31.4″E / 44.8901528°N 33.875389°E ; 44°53′14.86″N 33°52′30.24″E / 44.8874611°N 33.8750667°E ; 44°53′15.78″N 33°52′16.6″E / 44.8877167°N 33.871278°E | 5 masts |
2 Chimneys of Elektrenai Power Plant | 1968/1973 | Lithuania | Elektrenai | 250 m (820 ft) | Chimney (concrete) | 54°46′12.71″N 24°38′48.24″E / 54.7701972°N 24.6467333°E 54°46′9.23″N 24°38′48.08″E / 54.7692306°N 24.6466889°E |
also used as electricity pylons |
2 Chimneys of | 1968/1969 | Ukraine | 250 m (820 ft) | Chimney (concrete) | 49°35′11.44″N 36°31′29.04″E / 49.5865111°N 36.5247333°E 49°35′9.84″N 36°31′39.86″E / 49.5860667°N 36.5277389°E |
No.4, No.5 | |
4 Chimneys of | 1967/1970/1971/1973 | Ukraine | Zelenodolsk | 250 m (820 ft) | Chimney (concrete) | 47°32′35.39″N 33°39′32.78″E / 47.5431639°N 33.6591056°E 47°32′30.17″N 33°39′32.47″E / 47.5417139°N 33.6590194°E |
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2 Chimneys of | 1967/1971 | Ukraine | Slovyansk | 250 m (820 ft) | Chimney (concrete) | 48°52′13.3″N 37°45′58.28″E / 48.870361°N 37.7661889°E 48°52′22.44″N 37°46′6.93″E / 48.8729000°N 37.7685917°E |
No.5, No.6 |
2 Chimneys of Burshtynska TES | 1967/1969 | Ukraine | Burshtyn | 250 m (820 ft) | Chimney (concrete) | 49°12′30.97″N 24°39′57.3″E / 49.2086028°N 24.665917°E 49°12′27.33″N 24°40′2.57″E / 49.2075917°N 24.6673806°E |
No.2, No.3; also used as electricity pylons |
2 Chimneys of Kashirskaya GRES | 1966/1983 | Russia | Kashira | 250 m (820 ft) | Chimney (concrete) | 54°51′24.5″N 38°15′32.95″E / 54.856806°N 38.2591528°E 54°51′23.93″N 38°15′23.24″E / 54.8566472°N 38.2564556°E |
one of them also is used as electricity pylon |
1980 | Russia | Kirs | 250 m (820 ft) | Guyed mast | 59°19′28.37″N 52°16′13.29″E / 59.3245472°N 52.2703583°E | ||
1981 | Russia | Pachelma | 250 m (820 ft) | Guyed mast | 53°20′28.85″N 43°18′18.67″E / 53.3413472°N 43.3051861°E | ||
1985 | Russia | Zarinsk | 250 m (820 ft) | Guyed mast | 53°41′41.88″N 84°54′21.64″E / 53.6949667°N 84.9060111°E | ||
2nd Chimney of Shaturskaya GRES | 1971 | Russia | Shatura | 250 m (820 ft) | Chimney (concrete) | 55°35′00″N 39°33′40″E / 55.58333°N 39.56111°E | |
Chimney of | ? | Russia | Sterlitamak | 250 m (820 ft) | Chimney (concrete) | 53°40′1.07″N 55°53′5.12″E / 53.6669639°N 55.8847556°E | |
Large Chimney of Konakovo Power Station | ? | Russia | Konakovo | 250 m (820 ft) | Chimney (concrete) | 56°44′31.47″N 36°46′17.5″E / 56.7420750°N 36.771528°E | |
Azovstal TEC Chimney | 1984 | Ukraine | Mariupol | 250 m (820 ft) | Chimney (concrete) | 47°5′23.4″N 37°35′18.94″E / 47.089833°N 37.5885944°E | |
3 Chimneys of Luhanskaya GRES | 1967/1968/1969 | Ukraine | Schastye | 250 m (820 ft) | Chimney (concrete) | 48°44′52.13″N 39°15′39.25″E / 48.7478139°N 39.2609028°E 48°45′0.13″N 39°15′44.62″E / 48.7500361°N 39.2623944°E 48°45′4.3″N 39°15′48.91″E / 48.751194°N 39.2635861°E |
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Chimney of Starooskolskii elektrometallurgicheskiy kombinat | ? | Russia | Stary Oskol | 250 m (820 ft) | Chimney (concrete) | ||
3rd himney of | 1983 | Russia | Balakovo | 233.5 m (766 ft) | Chimney (concrete) | 51°58′32.05″N 47°47′6.28″E / 51.9755694°N 47.7850778°E | |
? | Russia | Tavda | 250 m (820 ft) | Guyed mast | 58°01′44″N 64°46′12″E / 58.02889°N 64.77000°E | ||
? | Russia | Troitskoye | 250 m (820 ft) | Guyed mast | 49°22′21.31″N 136°35′15.5″E / 49.3725861°N 136.587639°E | ||
planned | Russia | Vologda | 250 m (820 ft) | Guyed mast | 59°12′32″N 39°49′50″E / 59.20889°N 39.83056°E | [17] | |
? | Russia | Volokolamsk | 250 m (820 ft) | Guyed mast | 56°02′38.38″N 36°06′17.5″E / 56.0439944°N 36.104861°E | [18] | |
? | Russia | Uni | 250 m (820 ft) | Guyed mast | 57°47′43.37″N 51°24′17.66″E / 57.7953806°N 51.4049056°E | [19] | |
? | Russia | Zheleznogorsk | 250 m (820 ft) | Guyed mast | ? | [13] | |
? | Russia | Kletskaya | 250 m (820 ft) | Guyed mast | 49°18′14.17″N 43°02′33.9″E / 49.3039361°N 43.042750°E | ||
? | Moldova | Cahul | 250 m (820 ft) | Guyed mast | 45°56′06.25″N 28°16′33.78″E / 45.9350694°N 28.2760500°E | ||
1993 | Moldova | Căuşeni | 250 m (820 ft) | Guyed mast | 46°38′22.92″N 29°25′38.79″E / 46.6397000°N 29.4274417°E | ||
? | Russia | Lebedinyy | 250 m (820 ft) | Guyed mast | 58°30′0.65″N 125°31′23.4″E / 58.5001806°N 125.523167°E | ||
? | Russia | Blagodatka | 250 m (820 ft) | Guyed mast | 53°06′04″N 46°25′52″E / 53.10111°N 46.43111°E | ||
Kokuy TV Mast | ? | Russia | Kokuy | 250 m (820 ft) | Guyed mast | 52°12′39″N 117°29′36″E / 52.21083°N 117.49333°E | |
? | Lithuania | Visaginas | 250 m (820 ft) | Guyed mast | 55°36′39.79″N 26°25′53.05″E / 55.6110528°N 26.4314028°E | ||
Slonim CHAYKA-transmitter | ? | Belarus | Slonim | 250 m (820 ft) | Guyed mast | 53°07′52.49″N 25°23′36.22″E / 53.1312472°N 25.3933944°E ; 53°08′2.68″N 25°23′32.21″E / 53.1340778°N 25.3922806°E ; 53°07′58.14″N 25°23′51.06″E / 53.1328167°N 25.3975167°E ; 53°07′45.91″N 25°23′49.59″E / 53.1294194°N 25.3971083°E ; 53°07′42.85″N 25°23′29.5″E / 53.1285694°N 25.391528°E ; 53°07′53.28″N 25°23′18.61″E / 53.1314667°N 25.3885028°E | 6 masts |
Syzran CHAYKA-transmitter | ? | Russia | Balasheyka | 250 m (820 ft) | Guyed mast | 53°17′18.12″N 48°06′50.72″E / 53.2883667°N 48.1140889°E ; 53°17′7.72″N 48°06′52.39″E / 53.2854778°N 48.1145528°E ; 53°17′15.83″N 48°07′7.83″E / 53.2877306°N 48.1188417°E ; 53°17′26.01″N 48°06′39.11″E / 53.2905583°N 48.1108639°E ; 53°17′13.97″N 48°06′34.74″E / 53.2872139°N 48.1096500°E ; 53°17′27.12″N 48°06′59.66″E / 53.2908667°N 48.1165722°E | 6 masts |
, ring masts | ? | Russia | Karachev | 250 m (820 ft) | Guyed mast | 53°7′44.12″N 34°54′44.38″E / 53.1289222°N 34.9123278°E ;53°7′44.46″N 34°54′28.25″E / 53.1290167°N 34.9078472°E ;53°7′54.18″N 34°54′28.8″E / 53.1317167°N 34.908000°E ;53°7′53.84″N 34°54′44.93″E / 53.1316222°N 34.9124806°E | 4 masts, used for a 1150 kW-transmitter of CHAYKA-chain GRI 8000 |
Petrozavodsk CHAYKA-transmitter | ? | Russia | Pryazha | 250 m (820 ft) | Guyed mast | 61°45′31.1″N 33°41′30.42″E / 61.758639°N 33.6917833°E ;61°45′25.8″N 33°41′21.28″E / 61.757167°N 33.6892444°E ;61°45′35.43″N 33°41′19.39″E / 61.7598417°N 33.6887194°E ;61°45′26.69″N 33°41′41.61″E / 61.7574139°N 33.6948917°E | 5 masts |
Pankratiev Island CHAYKA-transmitter | ? | Russia | Pankratiev Island | 250 m (820 ft) | Guyed mast | 76°07′34″N 60°12′55″E / 76.12611°N 60.21528°E | |
Grigoriopol transmitter | ? | Moldova | Maiac | 250 m (820 ft) | Guyed mast | 47°17′19.31″N 29°26′47.28″E / 47.2886972°N 29.4464667°E | collapsed in 1997[2] |
Very tall structures of unknown height[]
There are some facilities in Russia and other parts of former Soviet Union, which may use permanent man-made structures taller than 250 metres. As some of them are of military importance, no height data are currently available. These facilities include the following stations:
- (68°02′8″N 34°41′00″E / 68.03556°N 34.68333°E)
- (39°28′16″N 62°43′07″E / 39.47111°N 62.71861°E)
- Large chimney of Karagandinskaya TÈC-3 ( 49°55′0.84″N 73°14′14.2″E / 49.9169000°N 73.237278°E)
- (2 chimneys – an estimate over 200 m high)
If one could find out the height of the mentioned structures, then put them in the upper list, if the height is greater than 250 metres.
Tall structures characteristic for former Soviet Union[]
There are several types of tall structures, which were either only or mainly built in former Soviet Union.
Stalinistic skyscrapers[]
Skyscrapers built during Stalin's last years (1947–1953) in an elaborate combination of Russian Baroque and Gothic styles (see Seven Sisters (Moscow)). Similar buildings less tall were built in several other cities in former Soviet Union.
Building | City | Height | Year of built | |
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Moscow State University | Moscow | 787 ft | 240 m | 1953 |
Hotel Ukraine | Moscow | 650 ft | 198 m | 1955 |
Building on Kotelnicheskaya Embankment | Moscow | 577 ft | 176 m | 1952 |
Ministry of Foreign Affairs | Moscow | 564 ft | 172 m | 1953 |
Kudrinskaya Square | Moscow | 525 ft | 160 m | 1954 |
Hotel Leningradskaya | Moscow | 446 ft | 136 m | 1953 |
Red Gate Square | Moscow | 436 ft | 133 m | 1953 |
Guyed Masts with crossbars[]
Between 1960 and 1965 in several cities in Russia and Ukraine guyed masts with crossbars running from the mastbody to the guys were built. All these masts, which are known as 30107 KM, are exclusively used for UHF-/VHF-transmission ( mainly FM-/TV-transmission) and have a closed tubular mast body.
Hyperbolic towers built by Shukhov[]
Vladimir Shukhov built between 1900 and 1930 several hyperbolic lattice towers for different uses at several places.
Tower | City | Height | Year of built | |
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Shukhov Tower | Moscow | 525 ft | 160 m | 1922 |
Dzerzhinsk High-Voltage Mast | Dzerzhinsk | 420 ft | 128 m | 1929 |
Other[]
In nearly all larger towns in the former Soviet Union, there is a lattice tower of type 3803 KM
See also[]
- List of tallest buildings in Moscow
- List of tallest structures in Central Asia
- List of tallest buildings in Kazakhstan
- List of tallest structures in Turkmenistan
- List of tallest buildings in Asia
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