Ostankino Tower

Ostankino Tower
Останкинская телебашня
Ostankino Tower in June 2021
Location in Moscow
Record height
Tallest in the world from 1967 to 1974[I]
Preceded by	Empire State Building
Surpassed by	CN Tower
General information
Status	Completed
Type	Observation, telecommunications, tourism
Location	Moscow, Russia
Coordinates	55°49′11″N 37°36′42″E / 55.81972°N 37.61167°E / 55.81972; 37.61167
Construction started	1963
Completed	1967
Owner	Unitary enterprise Russian Television and Radio Broadcasting Network
Height
Antenna spire	540.1 m (1,772.0 ft)
Roof	385.4 m (1,264.4 ft)
Top floor	360.4 m (1,182.4 ft)
Technical details
Floor count	120 (equivalent)
Floor area	15,000 m2 (160,000 sq ft)
Lifts/elevators	11[1]
Design and construction
Structural engineer	Nikolai Nikitin
References
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Ostankino Tower (Russian: Оста́нкинская телеба́шня, romanized: Ostankinskaya telebashnya) is a television and radio tower in Moscow, Russia, owned by the Moscow branch of unitary enterprise Russian TV and Radio Broadcasting Network. Standing 540.1 metres (1,772 ft), it was designed by Nikolai Nikitin. As of 2022^[update], it is the tallest free-standing structure in Europe and 12th tallest in the world. Between 1967 and 1974, it was the tallest in the world. The tower was the first free-standing structure to exceed 500 m (1,600 ft) in height. Ostankino was built to mark the 50th anniversary of the October Revolution. It is named after the surrounding Ostankino district of Moscow.^[4][5]

Upon the completion of construction, approximately 10,000,000 individuals resided within the transmitter coverage area, which expanded to over 15,000,000 people by 2014. This area encompasses Moscow and the Moscow Region, as well as certain portions of the Vladimir and Kaluga regions. The ownership of the TV tower lies with the Moscow Regional Center, a division of the Russian Television and Radio Broadcasting Network (RTRN).

Under favorable weather conditions, the Ostankino TV Tower can be observed by residents of certain cities in the Moscow Region, including Balashikha, Voskresensk, Zelenograd, Korolev, Krasnogorsk, Lyubertsy, Mytishchi, Odintsovo, Podolsk, Khimki, and Shchyolkovo.