Vitebsk Television Tower ( be, Віцебская тэлевізійная вежа), also known as Viciebsk, Vitsebsk or Vitsyebsk TV Tower, is a tall steel

Belarus Belarus,, , ; alternatively and formerly known as Byelorussia (from Russian ). officially the Republic of Belarus,; rus, Республика Беларусь, Respublika Belarus. is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by ...

ian

lattice Lattice may refer to: Arts and design * Latticework, an ornamental criss-crossed framework, an arrangement of crossing laths or other thin strips of material * Lattice (music), an organized grid model of pitch ratios * Lattice (pastry), an orna ...

television tower Radio masts and towers are typically tall structures designed to support antennas for telecommunications and broadcasting, including television. There are two main types: guyed and self-supporting structures. They are among the tallest human-made ...

that is located in the city of

Vitebsk Vitebsk or Viciebsk (russian: Витебск, ; be, Ві́цебск, ; , ''Vitebsk'', lt, Vitebskas, pl, Witebsk), is a city in Belarus. The capital of the Vitebsk Region, it has 366,299 inhabitants, making it the country's fourth-largest c ...

, in

, thus the name. Having been built in 1983 as a unique, multi-purpose television tower, the Vitebsk TV Tower is utilized for transmitting FM-/TV-broadcasting throughout the city. Having a unique design, the tower is a free-standing lattice structure built with a horizontal cross on which the antenna mast is anchored. In relation to this, the television tower resembles the appearance of the

Grodno TV Tower Grodno TV Tower, also known as the Hrodna TV Tower, is a 254 metre tall lattice tower at Grodno, Belarus, built in 1984 of a unique design. The upper section of the tower is guyed using four horizontal crossbars fixed on the main body of the towe ...

, albeit the latter being the taller one, gaining a height of . In contrast, the Vitebsk TV Tower has a lesser total height of , with a difference of in the two towers' height and stature.

History

The Vitebsk Television Tower's construction started and concluded at the same year in 1983. Just like its taller resemblance, the tower's completion benefited numerous citizens in the whole of the area as the television tower transmits FM-/TV-broadcasting throughout the city of Vitebsk up until today. To sum up, the tower has served its very purpose for a total of 29 years.

Geography

The Vitebsk Television Tower is situated in the city of

, which in turn serves as the capital of the

Vitebsk Region Vitebsk Region or Vitebsk Oblast or Viciebsk Voblasts ( be, Ві́цебская во́бласць, ''Viciebskaja voblasć'', ; rus, Ви́тебская о́бласть, Vitebskaya oblast, ˈvʲitʲɪpskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ) is a region ( oblas ...

and is the fourth-largest city of the whole of

. Its taller resemblance, the

, lies in the city of Grodno, thus the name.

Vitebsk

Vitebsk, also known as Viciebsk, Vitsebsk or Vitsyebsk ( be, Ві́цебск, Łacinka: ''Viciebsk'', ; russian: Ви́тебск, ; pl, Witebsk, yi, וויטעבסק, translit=Vitebsk, lt, Vitebskas), is a city in

, near the border with

Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-eig ...

. Currently the capital of the

Vitebsk Oblast Vitebsk Region or Vitebsk Oblast or Viciebsk Voblasts ( be, Ві́цебская во́бласць, ''Viciebskaja voblasć'', ; rus, Ви́тебская о́бласть, Vitebskaya oblast, ˈvʲitʲɪpskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ) is a region (oblast ...

, the city had 342,381 inhabitants in 2004, making it the country's fourth-largest city. Its airways are secured and served by the

Vitebsk Vostochny Airport Vitebsk Vostochny Airport ( be, Аэрапорт Віцебск (Усходні), russian: Аэропорт Витебск Восточный) (also known as Vitebsk Southeast Airport) is an airport serving Vitebsk in Belarus Belarus,, , ; ...

and

Vitebsk air base Vitebsk (also Vitebsk Northeast or Andronovichi) is an air base in Belarus located 8 km northeast of Vitebsk. It is a small airfield complex with a single large tarmac. In Soviet times it was home to the 339th VTAP (339th Military Air Transpo ...

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