Tashkent Tower

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The Tashkent Tower
The Tashkent Tower

The TV Tower of Tashkent is a 375 meter high tower, located in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Construction started in 1978 and it began operation 6 years later, on 15 January 1985.

It is of a vertical cantilever structure, and is manufactured out of steel. Its architectural design is a product of the Terxiev, Tsarucov & Semashko firm.

The tower has an observation deck at the 97 meter level, and is the second tallest structure in Central Asia (the tallest structure in Central Asia is the chimney of GRES-2 Power Station).

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Coordinates: 41°20′44.05″N, 69°17′4.57″E