Kyiv TV Tower
| Kyiv Television Tower | |
|---|---|
Київська телевежа | |
Kyiv TV Tower in 2014 | |
| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Steel lattice television tower |
| Location | Kyiv, Ukraine |
| Coordinates | 50°28′16″N 30°27′12″E / 50.47111°N 30.45333°E |
| Construction started | 1968 |
| Completed | 1973 |
| Opening | 1973, 2025 |
| Renovated | October 2024 - 2025 |
| Closed | 2022 |
| Height | 385 m (1,263 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Lifts/elevators | 2 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Vitalii Shymanovskyi |
The Kyiv TV Tower (Ukrainian: Київська телевежа, romanized: Kyivska televezha) is a 385 m-high (1,263 ft) lattice metal tower on Oranzhereina Street, Kyiv, Ukraine, and is the tallest structure in the country. The tower was built in 1973 while Kyiv was the capital of Ukrainian SSR. The tower was the tallest freestanding metal structure in the world. It is used for radio and television broadcasting and is not open to the public. It is the tallest lattice tower in the world and third tallest structure in Europe.