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Shukhov Tower

a broadcasting tower in Moscow designed by Vladimir Shukhov
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Summary

Shukhov Tower is a lattice tower[1]. It draws 5,247 Wikipedia views per month (lattice tower category, ranking #2 of 5).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Donskoy District[3], Shukhova Street[4], Shabolovskaya[5], Moscow[6]
  • Country: Russia[7]
  • Instance of: hyperboloid structure[8], gridshell[9], communication tower[10], architectural landmark[11]
  • Architect: Vladimir Shukhov[12]
  • Architectural style: high-tech architecture[13], constructivist architecture[14], Constructivism[15], Rationalism[16]
  • Made from material: steel[17]
  • Commons category: Shukhov tower (Moscow)[18]
  • Inception: 1922[19]
  • Start time: 1920[20]
  • Official website: http://www.shukhov.ru/[21]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Shukhov tower (Moscow)[22]
  • Commons gallery: Shukhov tower[23]
  • Heritage designation: federal cultural heritage site in Russia[24]
  • Native label: Шуховская башня[25]
  • Height: 160 m[26]
  • Directions: улица Шухова, 10, строение 1[27]
  • Appears in the heritage monument list: Q18914455[28]

Why It Matters

Shukhov Tower has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Related Entities

Russia Vladimir Shukhov

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] ↑ . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . okn-mk.mkrf.ru. okn-mk.mkrf.ru. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Perituss · 2026-10-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Nighttime view → Hyperboloid moon (10946956805).jpg
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  2. 6d ago · Vladislav Khebnikov · 2026-10-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → +1922-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Architectural style → high-tech architecture, constructivist architecture, Constructivism +1
    Appears in the heritage monument list → Q18914455
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