Shukhov tower on the Oka River, Engineering landmark in Dzerzhinsk, Russia
The steel hyperboloid tower on the Oka River reaches 128 meters high and consists of five sections supported by a 30-meter diameter concrete foundation.
Engineer Vladimir Shukhov designed and supervised the construction of this power line support tower between 1927 and 1929 near Nizhny Novgorod.
The tower represents a significant example of Russian constructivist architecture and demonstrates the mathematical precision of industrial engineering in the early 20th century.
The structure reopened to visitors in September 2020 after extensive restoration work that included the installation of 23,000 LED lights for evening illumination.
This structure remains the only multi-section hyperboloid electrical transmission tower in the world built as a load-bearing mesh shell.
Location: Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
Location: Dzerzhinsk
Inception: 1929
Architects: Vladimir Shukhov
Architectural style: constructivist architecture, constructivism
Height: 128 m
Part of: Две опоры ЛЭП НиГРЭС (Дзержинск)
GPS coordinates: 56.19340,43.54373
Latest update: May 27, 2025 11:41
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