Shukhov Tower, Television tower in Donskoy District, Moscow, Russia
Shukhov Tower is a 160-meter television and communication structure in Donskoy District, Moscow, Russia, consisting of six stacked hyperboloid lattice sections made of straight steel segments. The structure rises from an open site near Shabolovskaya Street and is visible from several city blocks around.
Vladimir Shukhov designed the tower in 1920 following Lenin's directive to create a broadcasting facility for the new Soviet radio network. Construction was completed in 1922 during the Russian Civil War under difficult conditions, with an originally taller design scaled down.
The name honors the Russian engineer who first applied the mathematical form of the hyperboloid to building construction. People in the neighborhood have known the tower for generations as the broadcasting mast for radio and later television.
The tower stands near Shabolovskaya metro station and is well visible from the street. The site is not open to visitors as it continues to function as a broadcasting facility and safety restrictions apply.
Assembly workers lifted each of the six segments from below using a system of pulleys and ropes, so no external scaffolding was needed. The lowest segment weighs less than the upper ones because it carries less load.
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