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Originally 1,265 ft (386 m), modified height of 1,272 ft (388 m) was the tallest construction in the EU, and tallest tubular steel mast in the world. New Caldbeck Mast: 337.2 m (1,106 ft) 2008: communication: Caldbeck, Cumbria: guyed steel lattice mast
The guy-supported tubular mast was constructed from curved steel segments to form a 9 feet (2.75 m) diameter tube, 902 feet (275 m) long, and was surmounted by a lattice section 351 feet (107 m) tall, and a capping cylinder, bringing the total height to 1,265 feet (385.5 m). At the time of its construction, it was one of the tallest human-made ...
It would be the seventh highest mast in the world. The first 900 ft would be a 9-ft diameter steel cylinder, with the rest a steel lattice. There would be a 12 ft cylinder around this lattice, with the top 150 ft being 9 ft wide. 1200 cubic feet of concrete was poured into its 32 square feet foundations. 12 people would work on the site. [7] [8]
It uses as its aerial a 365-metre (1,198 foot) high guyed steel lattice mast, which is insulated against ground and is the tallest structure in the UK. The transmitter went into service in 2001 [ 7 ]
The original facility included a guyed steel tubular mast that was primarily used for radio and television transmission. The height of the mast was 314 metres (1,030 ft) to the pinnacle. [ 2 ] Until a fire disabled the transmitter on 10 August 2021 it was among the most powerful transmitters in the UK.
This is a list of the tallest structures of any kind which exist in Europe. The list contains all types of structures, including guyed masts and oil drilling platforms of 350 metres (1,150 feet) or more.
Tallest freestanding structure that no longer exists. Tallest building in the world 1972–1974. 4 Pompano Platform: 477 1,565 1994 Rigid Steel Jacket (truss tower) Oil Rig United States Gulf of Mexico: 5 John Hancock Center: 457.2 1,500 1969 Skyscraper
Warsaw Radio Mast, 646.38 m (2,121 ft), destroyed in 1991; tallest structure built in the world until 2010 FM- and TV-mast Olsztyn-Pieczewo , 360 m (1,181 ft) Tallest wooden structure: