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Shukhov Tower on the Oka River: Exterior
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Shukhov Tower on the Oka River: Exterior · Hyperboloid Shukhov tower on the Oka river near Dzerzhinsk, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia
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Shukhov Tower on the Oka River: Exterior
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Shukhov Tower on the Oka River: Exterior
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Shukhov Tower on the Oka River: Interior · Inside view of Hyperboloid Shukhov tower on the Oka river near Dzerzhinsk, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia
5/6 · Interior · Inside view of Hyperboloid Shukhov tower on the Oka river near Dzerzhinsk, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, RussiaPhoto: Serhiomatviavelli · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Shukhov Tower on the Oka River: Context · The NIGRES power line pylons near Dzerzhinsk in June 1994 as seen from the Oka River
6/6 · Context · The NIGRES power line pylons near Dzerzhinsk in June 1994 as seen from the Oka RiverPhoto: Rolf Kickuth · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Photo 1: ExteriorPhoto 2: Exterior · Hyperboloid Shukhov tower on the Oka river near Dzerzhinsk, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, RussiaPhoto 3: ExteriorPhoto 4: ExteriorPhoto 5: Interior · Inside view of Hyperboloid Shukhov tower on the Oka river near Dzerzhinsk, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, RussiaPhoto 6: Context · The NIGRES power line pylons near Dzerzhinsk in June 1994 as seen from the Oka River

Infrastructure · Modernism

Shukhov Tower on the Oka River

Vladimir Shukhov · Dzerzhinsk, RU · 1929

Key featuresStacked hyperboloid sections made only of straight steel bars form a light, twisting lattice mast.

Architect
Vladimir Shukhov
Place
Dzerzhinsk, RU
Year
1929
Typology
Infrastructure
Movement
Modernism
Region
Europe
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