The Ostankino Tower is a television and radio tower in Moscow, about five hundred and forty meters tall. It was built in the 1960s to a design by the engineer Nikolai Nikitin, and it was the tallest free-standing structure in the world until the CN Tower in Toronto took the title in 1976. The tower stands on prestressed concrete and has an observation deck and a revolving restaurant. It broadcasts television and radio to the Moscow region. A serious fire in 2000 damaged it badly and forced a long repair, but it has since reopened to visitors.
Before and after
- from 1960 to 1970The Beatles
- 1960Founding of Islamabad
- 1960Construction of Lien Khuong Airport
- 1960Construction of Can Tho International Airport
- 1960Construction of Ostankino Tower
- c. 1960sRise of op art
- c. 1960sGlobal Positioning System
- 1960Construction of Dubai International Airport
- c. 1960sSluggish schizophrenia
More in Art, literature & culture
- 1954Publication of The Lord of the Rings
- 1956Premiere of Eurovision Song Contest
- 1958Publication of Exodus
- from 13 August 1961 to 9 November 1989Construction of Berlin Wall
- 1986Construction of Musée d'Orsay
- from 17 April 2011 to 19 May 2019Premiere of Game of Thrones
The era
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