The Saint Petersburg TV Tower is a 310 metre high lattice steel tower in Saint Petersburg, Russia. It was built in 1962 and was the first TV tower in the Soviet Union. It is used for FM- and TV-broadcasting. A lattice tower is a freestanding steel framework tower. ... Saint Petersburg (Russian: Санкт-Петербу́рг, English transliteration: Sankt-Peterburg), colloquially known as Питер (transliterated Piter), formerly known as Leningrad (Ленингра́д, 1924–1991) and Petrograd (Петрогра́д, 1914–1924), is a city located in Northwestern Russia on the delta of the river Neva at the east end of the Gulf of Finland... 1962 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Note: broadcasting is also the old term for hand sowing. ...

The Saint Petersburg TV Tower features an observation platform at a height of 191 m. The tower is located at 3 Ulitsa Akademika Pavlova. The nearest metro station is Petrogradskaya. Saint Petersburg Metro - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ...

See also: List of towers Olympiaturm Towers by height Tehrans Milad Tower is the worlds fourth tallest free standing structure at 435 m. ...

External links

• International Database and Gallery of Structures (http://www.structurae.net/structures/data/index.cfm?ID=s0014956)