Iriški Venac Tower Explained

Iriški Venac Tower
Native Name:Кула Иришки венац
Kula Iriški venac
Native Name Lang:srp
Location:Iriški Venac, Fruška Gora, Novi Sad, Serbia
Coordinates:45.093°N 19.5143°W
Status:Defunct / Partially damaged
Completion Date:1975
Destruction Date:-->
Architect:Gliša Stajić
Closing Date:1999
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The Iriški Venac Tower (Serbian: Кула Иришки венац|Kula Iriški venac, lit. "Irish Wreath Tower"; pronounced as /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.

History

The 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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Iriški Venac Tower – Nonument . 2023-12-12 . en-US.
  2. Web site: 2016-03-05 . Dogovorili obnovu, pa zaboravili toranj . 2023-12-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160305150801/https://www.blic.rs/vesti/vojvodina/dogovorili-obnovu-pa-zaboravili-toranj/f6jppj2 . 2016-03-05 . sr.
  3. Web site: Niebyl . Donald . 2020-06-03 . The Iconic Concrete Transmission Towers of Yugoslavia . 2023-12-12 . spomenikdatabase . en.