Demounting of the seventh “antenna” section had started at Radio Broadcasting Tower n/a Shukhov

03.09.2015
In accordance with the project, subcontractor organization OOO Project and Building Enterprise “Quality and Reliability” would construct temporary unloading structure inside the tower, which would become the support of the object and would prevent destruction thereof. Works would be performed at expense of the Russian Television and Radio Broadcasting Network.

Radio Broadcasting Tower n/a Shukhov is an object of cultural heritage of a regional meaning. Novator for XX century, hyperboloid structure was built in 1922 under the project of known engineer Vladimir Shukhov. Until 2000, constructive changes had been repeatedly made to the structure of tower (of which seventh section); however no capital repair and restoration works had been performed since then.

In 2001, tower was transferred under the operational control of the Russian Television and Radio Broadcasting Network. Since 2002, structure is not used as an object of communication. At beginning of 2014, Russian Television and Radio Broadcasting Network had declared that structure was transformed from pre-emergency condition into condition of sequential destruction. In June 2014, decision on conduction of emergency prevention works was taken at the meeting of the Government of the Russian Federation.