The Slonim TV Tower (Slonim Repeater) is a television and broadcasting tower in the village of Novaya Strazha, Slonim District, Grodno Region , Belarus .
| Slonim TV Tower | |
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| Location | Novaya Strazha village, Slonim district, Grodno region of Belarus |
| Building | 1965 , 1992 |
| Using | since 1965 |
| Height | |
| Antenna / Spire | 374 m |
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The tallest building in Belarus. At the time of construction in 1965, the height was 350 meters. In 1992, the height was increased to 374 meters [1] [2]
Interesting Facts
- At the time of installation in 1965, it was the tallest television tower in Europe [2]
- At the time of installation in 1965, the steel frame began to deform under the influence of electromagnetic fields. The design wriggled like a snake, taking strange shapes. The builders had to install special absorbers of electromagnetic waves so that the tower, as expected, looked like an arrow into the sky [ significance of fact? ] .
See also
- List of tallest television towers
- List of tallest structures of the former Soviet Union
Notes
- ↑ Official site of the educational institution “Slonim State Medical College” (Inaccessible link) . Date of treatment May 13, 2013. Archived on April 17, 2014.
- ↑ 1 2 M.TUT.BY | NEWS - “100 Roads”: Legends in the Stones