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The tower was constructed by architects Ugljesa Bogdanovic and Slobodan Janjic, and engineer Milan Krstic. Its building started in 1963 and was finished in 1965. It was destroyed on April 29, 1999, by NATO bombardment during the Kosovo War, supposedly to put Radio Television of Serbia off the air. RTS broadcasting did not suffer as it was relying on a network of local TV stations which were obliged to relay its program throughout the whole of Serbia. Reconstruction began in 2005. Architect at his drawing board, 1893 An architect is a person involved in the art of planning, designing and overseeing the construction of buildings, or more generally, the designer of a scheme or plan. ... The term civil engineer refers to an individual who practices civil engineering. ... 1963 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1965 was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... April 29 is the 119th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (120th in leap years). ... 1999 is a common year starting on Friday of the Common Era, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... The flag of NATO NATO 2002 Summit The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), sometimes called North Atlantic Alliance, Atlantic Alliance or the Western Alliance, is an international organisation for defence collaboration established in 1949, in support of the North Atlantic Treaty signed in Washington, D.C., on April 4, 1949. ... Massive ordinance air-burst bomb. ... The term Kosovo War or Kosovo Conflict is often used to describe two sequential and at times parallel armed conflicts (a civil war followed by an international war) in the southern Serbian province called Kosovo (officially Kosovo and Metohia), part of the former Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. ... Radio Television of Serbia (Radio Televizija Srbije) is official radio and television broadcaster of Serbia. ... Note: broadcasting is also the old term for hand sowing. ... A television station is a type of radio station that broadcasts both audio and video to television receivers in a particular area. ... Serbia and Montenegro  â€“ Serbia    â€“ Kosovo and Metohia        (UN administration)    â€“ Vojvodina  â€“ Montenegro Official language Serbian1 Capital Belgrade Area  â€“ Total  â€“ % water  88,361 km²  n/a Population  â€“ Total (2002)     (without Kosovo)  â€“ Density  7. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ...

The tower had numerous unique characteristics and records:

• It was the only tower in the world to have an equilateral triangle as its cross section.
• It was one of very few towers not perched directly into ground, but standing on their legs; the legs were a tripod, hence:
• It was the only tower in the world mounted on a tripod.
• From its construction in 1965 to its destruction on April 29, 1999 it was the tallest building in the Balkans.
• Between its destruction on April 29, 1999 and September 11, 2001 it was the tallest building ever destroyed.
• As of 2004 it is the third tallest building ever destroyed (behind the WTC towers).

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See also

• Architecture of Belgrade
• List of towers
• List of masts These are also often used as for TV broadcasts.

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External links

• Avala Tower Fans Association
• Avala Tower at skyscraperpage.com
• TV Tower Avala