Iconic abandoned TV tower demolished in Russia ahead of World Cup
A never-completed television tower in the Russian city of Yekaterinburg was demolished on Saturday.
The construction started in 1983 and was active until 1991, when it was shelved due to the lack of funds.
The facility, stretching 220 metres into the sky, was the tallest abandoned building in the world in the 1990s and remained the highest point in Yekaterinburg.
For 30 years the authorities and residents had tried to find a use for the tower.
Among the suggestions were to build a chapel on the top, to set the statue of Saint Yekaterina, a holy patroness of the city, and even to convert it into a huge lighthouse.
However, investors were never found.
The decision to demolish the TV tower was approved by the government of the Sverdlovsk region in 2017, a year before Russia hosts the FIFA World Cup, of which Yekaterinburg is a scheduled venue.
The regional authority's decision was made after deeming the tower "disfiguring to the city landscape."
(Source: Agencies)
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