Iriški Venac Tower
Building in Novi Sad, Serbia
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The Iriški Venac Tower (Serbian: Кула Иришки венац, romanized: Kula Iriški venac, lit. "Irish Wreath Tower"; pronounced [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.
StatusDefunct / Partially damaged
LocationIriški Venac, Fruška Gora, Novi Sad, Serbia
Coordinates45.158414°N 19.861840°E
Completed
1975| Iriški Venac Tower | |
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Кула Иришки венац Kula Iriški venac | |
The Iriški Venac Tower with partial damage. | |
 Interactive map of the Iriški Venac Tower area | |
General information | |
| Status | Defunct / Partially damaged |
| Location | Iriški Venac, Fruška Gora, Novi Sad, Serbia |
| Coordinates | 45.158414°N 19.861840°E |
Completed | 1975 |
| Closed | 1999 (destroyed) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Gliša Stajić |
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.[2]
