The Iriški Venac Tower (Serbian: Кула Иришки венац, romanized: Kula Iriški venac, lit. "Irish Wreath Tower"; pronounced [ǐriʃkiː ʋɛ̌ːnats]) is a 175-metre-tall TV tower built of concrete on Iriški Venac in Fruška Gora near Novi Sad, Serbia. It consists of a 120-metre-tall concrete structure with two baskets on which the 30-metre-long section with FM-antennas has been placed. On the pinnacle there is a 20-metre-long TV antenna.
| Iriški Venac Tower | |
|---|---|
Кула Иришки венац Kula Iriški venac | |
 The Iriški Venac Tower with partial damage. | |
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| General information | |
| Status | Defunct / Partially damaged |
| Location | Iriški Venac, Fruška Gora, Novi Sad, Serbia |
| Coordinates | 45°09′30″N 19°51′43″E / 45.158414°N 19.861840°E |
| Completed | 1975 |
| Closed | 1999 (destroyed) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Gliša Stajić |
History
editThe tower was built in 1975[1] and its lower basket was partly destroyed during the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia.[2] Sources estimate that the tower was hit by over 50 missiles.[3] The damage was estimated to be at 11.5 million dollars.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Iriški Venac Tower – Nonument". Retrieved 2023-12-12.
- ^ a b "Dogovorili obnovu, pa zaboravili toranj" (in Serbian). 2016-03-05. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2023-12-12.
- ^ Niebyl, Donald (2020-06-03). "The Iconic Concrete Transmission Towers of Yugoslavia". spomenikdatabase. Retrieved 2023-12-12.
External links
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Media related to Iriški Venac TV tower at Wikimedia Commons
