AT VERTICAL HEIGHTS

Against the overall background of the Tamanyanstyie low-rise building, the 308-meter-talltelevision tower of Yerevan is quite conspicuous.The tallest stucture in the city, it is considered one of the highest Tv towers in the world. However , as opposed to other TV towers , tourist visits here are strictly prohibited , not to mention base-jumping and other similar activities.

As for the editorial staff of FlIGHT magazine,allits wishes tend to come true.

The operation period of the tower is one hundred years.Until then technical inspections are carried out and the metal structures are covered with paint once every 5-6 years. the painting operations last for four months , as a rule , requiring 15 tons of pait each time, several thousand meters of rope and 3-4 steeplejack painters.

Yerevan Tv Tower

Pinnacle height 308 meter

Total weight 1,900tons

last elevator platform: at the 240th meter

The rest of the 308 meter are accessed via vertical stairs fastened to the tube-shaped axis.

CN Tower in Toronto, Canada

Pinnacle height 553 meters

Total weight: 130,000 tons

Constructedin: 1976

Ostankino Towerin Moscow, Russia

Pinnacle height: 540 meters

Total weight: 51,400 tons

Constructed in: 1963-1967

Tokyo Tower in Tokyo, Japan

Pinnacle height: 333 meters

Total weight: 4,000 tons

Constructed in: 1958