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The Riga Radio and TV Tower in Riga
Riga

Riga the Capital of Latvia, is situated on the Baltic Sea coast on the mouth of the river Daugava River. Riga is the largest city in the Baltic states....
, Latvia
Latvia

Latvia The Latvians are a Baltic peoples culturally related to the Estonians and Lithuanians, with the Latvian language having many similarities with Lithuanian language, but not with the Estonian language....
 is the tallest structure in the Baltic countries
Baltic countries

The Baltic states , Baltic Nations or Baltic countries are three countries in Northern Europe, all European Union member state of the European Union: Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania....
 and the European Union
European Union

The European Union is an economic and political union of 27 European Union member state, located primarily in Europe. It was established by the Treaty of Maastricht on 1 November 1993 upon the foundations of the pre-existing European Economic Community....
. It was built between 1979 and 1986. Its highest point reaches 368.5 m (1209 ft), which makes it the third tallest tower in Europe
Europe

Europe is, conventionally, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally divided from Asia to its east by the water divide of the Ural Mountains, the Ural , the Caspian Sea, and by the Caucasus Mountains to the southeast....
 (after the Ostankino Tower
Ostankino Tower

Ostankino Tower is a free-standing television and radio tower in Moscow, Russia. Standing 540 metres tall, Ostankino was designed by Nikolai Nikitin....
 at and the Kiev TV Tower
Kiev TV Tower

The Kiev TV Tower is a 385-meter lattice steel tower built in 1973 in Kiev, Ukraine, for radio and television broadcasting. It is the tallest freestanding lattice steel construction in the world....
 at ) and the twelfth tallest tower in the world.






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The Riga Radio and TV Tower in Riga
Riga

Riga the Capital of Latvia, is situated on the Baltic Sea coast on the mouth of the river Daugava River. Riga is the largest city in the Baltic states....
, Latvia
Latvia

Latvia The Latvians are a Baltic peoples culturally related to the Estonians and Lithuanians, with the Latvian language having many similarities with Lithuanian language, but not with the Estonian language....
 is the tallest structure in the Baltic countries
Baltic countries

The Baltic states , Baltic Nations or Baltic countries are three countries in Northern Europe, all European Union member state of the European Union: Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania....
 and the European Union
European Union

The European Union is an economic and political union of 27 European Union member state, located primarily in Europe. It was established by the Treaty of Maastricht on 1 November 1993 upon the foundations of the pre-existing European Economic Community....
. It was built between 1979 and 1986. Its highest point reaches 368.5 m (1209 ft), which makes it the third tallest tower in Europe
Europe

Europe is, conventionally, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally divided from Asia to its east by the water divide of the Ural Mountains, the Ural , the Caspian Sea, and by the Caucasus Mountains to the southeast....
 (after the Ostankino Tower
Ostankino Tower

Ostankino Tower is a free-standing television and radio tower in Moscow, Russia. Standing 540 metres tall, Ostankino was designed by Nikolai Nikitin....
 at and the Kiev TV Tower
Kiev TV Tower

The Kiev TV Tower is a 385-meter lattice steel tower built in 1973 in Kiev, Ukraine, for radio and television broadcasting. It is the tallest freestanding lattice steel construction in the world....
 at ) and the twelfth tallest tower in the world. There is an observation platform at the height of 97 m, from which most of the city can be seen (and in good weather, the Gulf of Riga
Gulf of Riga

The Gulf of Riga, or Bay of Riga, is a Headlands and bays of the Baltic Sea between Latvia and Estonia.The area of the Gulf of Riga is about 18,000 km?....
, and many of the city surroundings.)

The tower is built on an island called Zakusala
Zakusala

Zakusala is one of several islands in the Daugava river in the central part of the city Riga, the capital of Latvia. Zakusala is home to the Riga Radio and TV Tower, which was completed in 1986....
 in the middle of the River Daugava
Daugava

The Daugava or Western Dvina is a river rising in the Valdai Hills, Russia, flowing through Russia, Belarus, and Latvia, draining into the Gulf of Riga in Latvia, an arm of the Baltic Sea....
, and the base of the tower is located about 7 m above mean sea level
Above mean sea level

The term above mean sea level refers to the elevation or altitude of any object, relative to the average sea level datum . AMSL is used extensively in radio by engineers to determine the coverage area a station will be able to reach....
. The tower is said to be able to withstand extreme winds up to 44 m/s
Metre per second

Metre per second is an SI derived unit of both speed and velocity , defined by distance in metres divided by time in seconds.This is the main unit of speed....
 (98 mph
Miles per hour

The mile per hour is a physical unit of speed, expressing the number of Mile covered per hour.It is currently the Unit of measurement used for speed limits, and speeds, on roads in the United Kingdom and United States....
) without any noticeable vibration
Vibration

Vibration refers to mechanical oscillations about an equilibrium point. The oscillations may be periodic function such as the motion of a pendulum or random such as the movement of a tire on a gravel road....
.

There are two elevators, one in the north-east pillar and one in the south-west pillar
Pillar

A pillar is similar to a column which is a vertical support structure in architecture, but the base section is any shape but circular.Pillar may also refer to:...
. The third pillar contains a staircase.

The tower started broadcasting in 1986.

See also


  • List of towers
    List of towers

    These are lists of towers that fall under the definition of a tower which is a tall man-made structure, always taller than it is wide. Towers are generally built to take advantage of their height and can stand alone or as part of a larger structure....
  • List of tallest freestanding structures in the world
    List of tallest freestanding structures in the world

    This is a list of tallest freestanding structures in the world past and present. It does not include supported structures like guyed masts, partially guyed towers and drilling platforms....
  • Riga LVRTC Transmitter
    Riga LVRTC Transmitter

    The Riga LVRTC Transmitter is a mediumwave transmitter in Riga, Latvia, which broadcasts on 945 kHz a music program in Digital Radio Mondiale-simulcast mode, which may be receivable at night time in wide parts of Europe....


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