The Ostankino Tower – 550 m (1772 feet) was completed in 1967 to mark the 50th anniversary of the October Revolution. It was the first free-standing structure to exceed 500 m (1640 ft) and held that title for nine years until it was surpassed by the CN Tower in Toronto in 1976. The Ostankino Tower is named after the Moscow district in which it is located.
It served telecommunication, observation and tourism purposes until it caught fire in August of 2000 when most of the tower’s interior was destroyed. Rebuilding the heavily damaged tower proved a long and costly task, so that both the tower and the idea of renovation have been abandoned ever since.
During the fire in year 2000:
During the construction:
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Amazing place to visit.
Actually it’s not abandoned, just internet rumor
its deffs not abandoned
Tower is tall and I agree that its not abandoned!