Excursion to the Ostankino TV tower (27 photos)

Ostankino Tower was commissioned in 1967. Its construction lasted almost 7 years. It is the highest TV tower in Europe, its height is 540 meters. It is located on the tower transmitting equipment of Russian TV channels, several radio stations, repeaters and other personal mobile communication equipment as well as operational and ad hoc communications. Also on the meteorological tower located observotoriya. The television signals are distributed within a radius of 120 km from the tower. The tower 7-speed elevators, 45 floors, total usable area of over 15 thousand square meters. On the tower has a public observation deck at a height of 337 meters and a restaurant "Seventh Heaven" with a rotating floor, revolves around the axis of the tower for an hour at an altitude of 328 meters. Above the viewing platform, as well an outdoor wrap-around balcony, access to which is not provided for ordinary tourists. However, the tower several dozen open technical balconies serviceable transmission antennas: once a week at night for a few hours of the transmitter is turned off and special workers climb the tower that would check the equipment or undertake other work without risking to fall under the impact of electromagnetic radiation. < br /> In August 2000, the tower suffered a major fire that resulted in human casualties and material losses Serious. Nearly 10 years it has been closed to tourists. All this is currently undergoing renovations and reconstruction work