Yakutsk Television Tower (russian: Якутская телебашня), also known as RTPC Jakutsk
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steel
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lattice television tower in the city of
Yakutsk
Yakutsk (russian: Якутск, p=jɪˈkutsk; sah, Дьокуускай, translit=Djokuuskay, ) is the capital city of the Sakha Republic, Russia, located about south of the Arctic Circle. Fueled by the mining industry, Yakutsk has become one of ...
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Russia.
The Yakutsk TV Tower transmits FM and TV throughout Yakutsk. The Yakutsk Television Tower is the eighth-oldest of the tallest towers in Russia.
The Yakutsk TV Tower is the fourth-tallest standardized free-standing lattice tower in the
Russian Federation, tall. The tower possesses a roof, set at above sea level, and a radio-transmitting antenna mounted atop the television tower, reaching above sea level.
At the time of its construction in 1982, the Yakutsk TV Tower was the tallest structure ever built on
permafrost
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History
Construction began in 1982 and took several months of construction.
See also
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Lattice tower
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Television tower
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List of tallest towers in the world
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Yakutsk
Yakutsk (russian: Якутск, p=jɪˈkutsk; sah, Дьокуускай, translit=Djokuuskay, ) is the capital city of the Sakha Republic, Russia, located about south of the Arctic Circle. Fueled by the mining industry, Yakutsk has become one of ...
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Sakha Republic
Sakha, officially the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia),, is the largest republic of Russia, located in the Russian Far East, along the Arctic Ocean, with a population of roughly 1 million. Sakha comprises half of the area of its governing Far Eas ...
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References
External links
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Yakutsk TV Tower - SkyscraperPage ForumYakutsk TV tower by ~ Teammate92 on deviantARTYakutsk TV Tower - Tower in Yakutsk, Russian Federation :: MBendi.com
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Lattice towers
Yakutsk
Towers in Russia
Towers completed in 1982
Buildings and structures in the Sakha Republic
1982 establishments in the Soviet Union