An
additionally guyed tower is a free-standing tower, which is also additionally
guyed.
An additional guying can be temporarily or permanently. Temporarily additional guying is used when work on static relevant parts of the tower is done.
A permanent guying is attached when the construction has to withstand strong forces in a certain direction. For example, some types of electricity pylon where the conductors change their direction or terminate.
Also towers carrying horizontally spun wire antennas are sometimes additionally guyed.
Sometimes towers in windy areas are additionally guyed in order to withstand increased strain.
The main advantage of additional guying is that it is cheaper than building a completely free-standing tower, which can withstand the same force. Further, it allows for very easy upgrading of existing structures.
The disadvantage of additional guying is that it requires much more ground space and that the guy basements handicap the work of agriculture. There is also a danger that the guys can be damaged at their basement anchors, so the basements need to be fenced in.
Some additionally guyed towers
| Tower |
Year |
Country |
Town |
Pinnacle height |
Remarks
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| Torre de Collserola | 1992 | Spain | Barcelona | 288.4 m | |
| Torre Espacial | 1980 | Argentina | Buenos Aires | 228 m |
| RKS Liblice 1 | ? | Czech Republic | Liblice | 150 m | insulated against ground |
| Mount Ślęża transmitter | 1972 | Poland | Mount Ślęża | 136 m | |
| Lezarsk TV Tower | ? | Poland | Lezarsk | 130 m | |
| Helgoland Radio Tower | ? | Germany | Helgoland | 115 m | |
| Schöckl Transmitter | 1957 | Austria | Schöckl | 100 m | |
| Holstein Tower | 1988 | Germany | Sierksdorf | 100 m | Gyro-Tower in Hansa Park |
| Pohorje transmitter | ? | Slovenia | Maribor | 72 m | |
| Kaliningrad Transmission Mast [1] | ? | Russia | Kaliningrad | ? | |
| Mount Washington TV Mast | ? | USA | Mount Washington, New Hampshire | ? | |
| Varna TV Tower | ? | Bulgaria | Varna | 52 m | |
| MDD Furniture Factory Chimney | 1960 | Poland | Sępólno Krajeńskie | 45 m | |
| Háj u Aše Radio Tower | ? | Czech | Háj u Aše Radio | ? | [2] |
| Koniaków Radio Tower | ? | Poland | Koniaków | 34 m | [3] |
| Tower of Unity | 1962 | Germany | Heldrastein | 30 m | Former additionally guyed lattice tower, which was transformed into observation tower |
| Hartheim Forestmeteorological Tower | 1985 | Germany | Hartheim | 30 m | Aluminium structure [4] |
| Męcina Radio Tower | ? | Poland | Męcina | 26 m | [5], [6] |
| Hochfirst Tower | 1890 | Germany | Titisee-Neustadt | 25 m | |
| Büchenbronn Observation Tower | 1883 | Germany | Büchenbronn | 24.75 m |
| Ferma Otopeni Water Tower [7] | ? | Romania | Ferma Otopeni | ? |
| Pod Europa Water Tower [8] | ? | Romania | Pod Europa | ? |
| Crinului Water Tower [9] | ? | Romania | Crinului | ? |
| Krippenstein Radio Mast | ? | Austria | Obertraun, Krippenstein Mountain | ? m | |
| Akraberg Lighthouse | 1909 | Faroe Islands | Akraberg | 14 m | |
| Aljažev stolp | 1895 | Slovenia | Triglav | 1.9 m | |
References
guy-wire or guy rope is a tensioned cable designed to add stability to structures (frequently ship masts, radio masts, wind turbines and tents). One end of the cable is attached to the structure, and the other is anchored to the ground at a distance from the structure's base.
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Torre de Collserola (or Torre Foster) is a uniquely designed tower located on the Tibidabo hill in the Serra de Collserola, near Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It was designed by architect Lord Norman Foster, and built in 1992 for the 1992 Summer Olympics.
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Torre Espacial or Torre Interama is a 228 metre high observation tower at Buenos Aires, Argentina. The tower was built in 1980 in the Parque de la Ciudad Amusement-Theme Park, and has observation decks at 220, 124 and 185 metres of height.
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En unión y libertad (Spanish)
"In Union and Freedom"
Anthem
Himno Nacional Argentino
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RKS Liblice 1 is a facility for commercial longwave transmission located in the Czech Republic about 33 km east of Prague near Liblice. It uses as antenna a T-antenna hung up on two 150 metre tall insulated towers built of lattice steel.
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question mark (?), also known as an interrogation point, question point, query,[1] or eroteme, is a punctuation mark that replaces the full stop at the end of an interrogative sentence.
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question mark (?), also known as an interrogation point, question point, query,[1] or eroteme, is a punctuation mark that replaces the full stop at the end of an interrogative sentence.
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question mark (?), also known as an interrogation point, question point, query,[1] or eroteme, is a punctuation mark that replaces the full stop at the end of an interrogative sentence.
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Schöckl Transmitter is a facility for FM- and TV-transmission on the Schöckl Mountain in Steiermark, Austria. It uses as antenna tower a 100 metre high lattice tower, which was built in 1956.
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Holstein Tower (German: Holsteinturm) is a 100-metre-high Gyro Tower in Hansa Park, an amusement park in Sierksdorf, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Holstein Tower was built in 1988, opposite many other similar structures additionally guyed at the machine unit.
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"Das Lied der Deutschen" (third stanza)
also called "Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit"
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Pohorje transmitter is a facility for FM- and TV-broadcasting in the Pohorje muntains west of Maribor at 15° 34' 53" E and 46° 30' 57" N 1056 metres above sea level. Pohorje transmitter uses as antenna tower a 72 metre tall lattice tower.
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question mark (?), also known as an interrogation point, question point, query,[1] or eroteme, is a punctuation mark that replaces the full stop at the end of an interrogative sentence.
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question mark (?), also known as an interrogation point, question point, query,[1] or eroteme, is a punctuation mark that replaces the full stop at the end of an interrogative sentence.
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question mark (?), also known as an interrogation point, question point, query,[1] or eroteme, is a punctuation mark that replaces the full stop at the end of an interrogative sentence.
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question mark (?), also known as an interrogation point, question point, query,[1] or eroteme, is a punctuation mark that replaces the full stop at the end of an interrogative sentence.
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question mark (?), also known as an interrogation point, question point, query,[1] or eroteme, is a punctuation mark that replaces the full stop at the end of an interrogative sentence.
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question mark (?), also known as an interrogation point, question point, query,[1] or eroteme, is a punctuation mark that replaces the full stop at the end of an interrogative sentence.
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The Tower of Unity (German: Turm der Einheit) is a 30 meter high observation tower on Heldrastein, a rocky mountain belonging to Treffurt in Thuringia. The tower of Unity has an unusual history and is also from unusual design, because it is additionally guyed by anchoring wires,
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Year 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar).
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question mark (?), also known as an interrogation point, question point, query,[1] or eroteme, is a punctuation mark that replaces the full stop at the end of an interrogative sentence.
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Hochfirst Tower is a 25 metre tall lattice observation tower on the Hochfirst mountain near Titisee-Neustadt at 47°54'04" N and 8°11'03" E.
It was built in 1890 as the replacement to a wooden observation tower.
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Büchenbronn Observation Tower, built in 1883, is situated on the Buechenbronn height (608.50 m.ue.N.N.) in the proximity of Pforzheim in the state of Baden-Württemberg, south-west Germany. The client was the adornment association of Pforzheim.
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