Ostankino Tower
television and radio tower in Moscow, Russia
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Summary
Ostankino Tower is a television tower[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of television tower entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,166 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Ostankinsky District[3]
- Country: Russia[4]
- Instance of: concert hall[5], tourist attraction[6], architectural landmark[7]
- Architect: Nikolai Nikitin[8], Leonid Batalov[9], Dmitri Burdin[10], Moisei Shkud[11], Lev Shchipakin[12]
- Owned by: Russian Television and Radio Broadcasting Network[13]
- Named after: Ostankinsky District[14]
- Location: Moscow[15]
- Commons category: Ostankino Tower[16]
- Inception: 1960[17]
- Located on street: Akademika Korolyova street[18]
- Significant event: Ostankino Tower fire[19]
- Official website: http://www.tvtower.ru/[20]
- Number of elevators: 5[21]
- Heritage designation: candidate heritage site in Russia[22]
- Native label: Останкинская телебашня[23]
- Area: 15,000 m²[24]
- Height: 540.1 m[25]
- Appears in the heritage monument list: list of cultural heritage sites in Ostankinsky, North-Eastern Administrative Okrug of Moscow (Russia)[26]
- Permanent duplicated item: Q13202762[27]
- State of use: in use[28]
Why It Matters
Ostankino Tower has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 50 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]