Location Tashkent, Uzbekistan Antenna spire 375 m (1,230.3 ft) Opened 15 January 1985 Lifts/elevators 3 | Completed 1984 Height 375 m Construction started 1978 | |
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Type TV-translation, Radio-translation, communication, hydrometeorological research Top floor 97 m (318.2 ft), observation deck Architect Y.P. Semashko, I.N. Terziev-Tsarukov Similar Museum of telecommunication of Uzbeki, Museum of Applied Arts, Amir Temur Square, Tashkent, Kiev TV Tower | ||
Tashkent tv tower view from 220 metres above the ground
The Tashkent Television Tower (Uzbek: Toshkent Teleminorasi) is a 375-metre-high (1,230 ft) tower, located in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Construction started in 1978 and it began operation 6 years later, on 15 January 1985. It was the 3rd tallest tower in the world from 1985 to 1991. Moreover, the decision of construction Tashkent Tower or TV-Tower of Uzbekistan was decided in 1971 in 1 September in order to spread the TV and radio signals to all over the Uzbekistan. It is of a vertical cantilever structure, and is constructed out of steel. Its architectural design is a product of the Terxiev, Tsarucov & Semashko firm.
Contents
- Tashkent tv tower view from 220 metres above the ground
- Map of Tashkent Tower Tashkent Uzbekistan
- Fernsehturm taschkent tv turm usbekistan seidenstrasse taschkent von oben
- Use
- References
Map of Tashkent Tower, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
The tower has an observation deck located 97 metres (318 ft) above the ground. It is the tallest structure in Central Asia. It also belongs to the World Federation of Great Towers, ranking as the 8th tallest.
Fernsehturm taschkent tv turm usbekistan seidenstrasse taschkent von oben
Use
The main purposes of the tower are radio and TV-transmission. The signal reaches the farthest points of Tashkent Province and some of the south regions of Kazakhstan. The tower is also used for communication between governmental departments, and organizations. The tower also serves as a complex hydrometeorological station.