RCN Konstantynow - where once world's tallest tower stood!

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RCN Konstantynow is perhaps the most famous devasted place at Poland, as there stood between 1974 and 1991 world's tallest architectural structure - the 646.38 metres tall mast radiator used for broadcasting on 225 kHz with 2000 kW.

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The 646.38 metres tall radio mast at Konstantynow

More information on RCN Konstantynow and the 646.38 metres mast are available on
http://en.structurae.de/structures/data/index.cfm?id=s0000672
http://jerzyjedrzejkiewicz.webpark.pl/str01/galerie/rcn/rcn_14.html
http://jerzyjedrzejkiewicz.webpark.pl/str01/galerie/rcn/index_05.html
http://jerzyjedrzejkiewicz.webpark.pl/str01/gabin-rcn.html
http://radiopolska.pl/forum/viewtopic.php?t=6321
http://forum.gabin.pl/viewtopic.php?t=48
http://www.skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?b46244
http://www.zb.eco.pl/gb/19/gabin.htm
http://gabinmast.ga.funpic.de/konstantynow_e.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warsaw_radio_mast

Very interesting are also the following movies of the mast
http://pl.youtube.com/watch?v=sz80mlpqTT0&mode=related&search=
http://pl.youtube.com/watch?v=P7HdcDCSTME&mode=related&search=
http://pl.youtube.com/watch?v=hpzYufJA6uQ&mode=related&search=
http://pl.youtube.com/watch?v=2lBXPOeGVqI&mode=related&search=
http://pl.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZrTa9dMXmE&mode=related&search=

Here are some pictures of actual state of facility, using http://212.244.179.188/website/Orto/viewer.htm

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RCN Konstantynow, low resoluted

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RCN Konstantynow, closer up

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Basement of former mast (over the 'b' of 'Gabin'), the building above it is the former helix building

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Second close up-view of the former helix building and the former mast basement, which is the round concrete plate under the helix building

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Southwest edge of RCN Konstantynow, the markings in the row are the former mast basements

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Former transmitter building and substation. The transmitter station had its own 110kV-subsation on its site, to which run two 110kV-powerlines!

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Close up view of former transmitter building. Note the lattice tower, 76 metres tall, used for directional radio services

In the internet, there are several pictures available showing nowadays state of area:

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This is the base on which once world's tallest tower stood!

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A piece of the mast, which stucks in the ground

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An interesting site from great historical importance worth a visit

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See also on http://picasaweb.google.com/masabaj/20070923KonstantynWMasztRadiowy64638M19741991