Radio Warsaw Transmission Tower
General Information
| Structural Type: |
Cable-stayed tower
|
|---|---|
| Function / usage: |
Long wave transmitter
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| Completed in: | 1974 |
| Status: | collapsed (1991) |
Geographic Information & Related Structures
| Location: |
Konstantynów, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland, Europe |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: | 52° 22' 3.00" N 19° 48' 9.00" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| height | 646.38 m | |
| height to cable-stay level 1 | 121.78 m | |
| height to cable-stay level 2 | 256.78 m | |
| height to cable-stay level 3 | 359.28 m | |
| height to cable-stay level 4 | 481.28 m | |
| height to cable-stay level 5 | 594.28 m |
Quantities
| structural steel | 550 t |
Materials
| tower |
steel
|
|---|---|
| stay cables |
steel
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Chronology
| 18 July 1974 | Completed. |
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| 22 July 1974 | In operation |
| 8 August 1991, ca. 19:10 | Collapses during renovation works. |
Participants
Currently there is no information available about persons or companies having participated in this project.
Relevant Web Sites
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Centralna Radiostacja w Konstantynowie: Układ konstrukcyjny
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Der einstige Sendemast von Konstantynow – das höchste jemals errichtete Bauwerk
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Former Konstantynow Radio Mast – the tallest structure ever built
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Radioam: Raszyn, Gabin, Solec Kujawski
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Radiofoniczne Centrum Nadawcze w Konstantynowie k. Gąbina: Budowa najwyższego masztu na świecie
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Radiowe Centrum Nadawcze - bilans zysków i strat: Zamiast kolosa - dwa maszty
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Radiowe Centrum Nadawcze Konstantynow
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Wikipedia: Warsaw radio mast
Relevant Publications
- Rundfunk-Sendeanlagen, vth-Verlag, Baden-Baden (Germany), ISBN 3881806458; pp. 74-77
Internal Information
| Structure-ID: | s0000672 |
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| Created: | 11/04/2000 |
| Last Updated: | 05/03/2013 |