The Tallinn TV Tower

The television tower of Tallinn (Tallinna teletorn) is the tallest structure in Estonia . The building kept the radio and television links for the Olympic Games in Moscow in 1980. The tower is located in Pirita, on the northeast side of Tallinn . The tower is 314 m high, some sources speak at 312.6 m.

The tower was designed by architects David Baziladze and Juri Sinis . The foundation stone was laid on September 30, 1975. On July 11, 1980 the tower was inaugurated. The construction consists of reinforced concrete rings of 50 cm thick. The entire structure weighs 20,000 tons.

On the 21th floor, 170 m above the ground, there is an observation platform, originally planned with a rotating part. This floor can be visited with two lifts and of course a staircase. The TV tower in Vilnius has a similar rotating floor.