This is an incomplete list of the tallest structures that are built in the former
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen national ...
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Tallest structures
File:Moscow Russia TV Tower.jpg, Ostankino Tower (540.1 m)
File:Mastofboganida.jpg, Dudinka CHAYKA-Mast (468 m)
File:ИнтаРадиомачта.JPG, Inta CHAYKA-Mast (462 m)
File:GRES-2.jpg, GRES-2 Power Station (419.7 m)
File:Straseni TV Mast 8.jpg, Străşeni TV Mast (355 m)
File:TV-Tower Vinnytsya.jpg, TV Tower Vinnytsia
The Vinnytsia TV Mast () is a 354-metre, 1161 ft high guyed steel tube mast, used for FM- and TV-transmission, in Vinnytsia, Ukraine. A special feature of its structure are three crossbars arranged in 120 degree angles in two levels, running fro ...
(354 m)
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:
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Alpha transmitter Revda
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Alpha transmitter Seyda
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* Large chimney of Karagandinskaya TÈC-3 ( )
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Chimneys of Rustavi Metallurgical Plant
A chimney is an architectural ventilation structure made of masonry, clay or metal that isolates hot toxic exhaust gases or smoke produced by a boiler, stove, furnace, incinerator, or fireplace from human living areas. Chimneys are typi ...
(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)
The Seven Sisters (russian: links=no, Сталинские высотки, Stalinskie Vysotki, Stalin's high-rises) are a group of seven skyscrapers in Moscow designed in the Stalinist style. They were built from 1947 to 1953 in an elaborate c ...
). Similar buildings less tall were built in several other cities in former Soviet Union.
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
30107 KM is the designation of Russian-built guyed tubular masts for FM-/TV-broadcasting, which were built in the first half of the 1960s at different places in Russia and Ukraine. The 30107 KM-mast has normally a 151 or 182.5 metres high mast bod ...
, 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.
Other
In nearly all larger towns in the former Soviet Union, there is a lattice tower of type
3803 KM
3803 KM is the designation of a free-standing lattice tower used for broadcasting purposes, which was built in over 80 towns of former Soviet Union
The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a List ...
See also
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List of tallest buildings in Moscow
Moscow, the capital and List of cities and towns in Russia by population, largest city of Russia, is home to 12,719 completed high-rises, 22 of which stand taller than . The tallest building in the city is the 101-story East Tower of the Federati ...
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List of tallest structures in Central Asia
This list of tallest structures in Central Asia ranks skyscrapers, towers and other structures in Central Asia based on official height.
Structures of the Central Asian region consisting of the countries of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turk ...
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List of tallest buildings in Kazakhstan
This list of the tallest buildings and structures in Kazakhstan ranks skyscrapers and towers in Kazakhstan by height.
Tallest buildings in Kazakhstan
List of completed tallest buildings in Kazakhstan, including spires and architectural detail ...
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List of tallest structures in Turkmenistan
This is a list of the tallest structures in Turkmenistan. This list contains all tower, buildings and other structures in Turkmenistan based on standard height.
Tallest structures
This list ranks the structures in Turkmenistan that stand at leas ...
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List of tallest buildings in Asia
This list of tallest buildings in Asia ranks skyscrapers which are at least tall. The tallest building in Asia (and the tallest in the world) is Burj Khalifa, which stands which was opened on January 4, 2010, in Dubai, United Arab E ...
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