Yekaterinburg TV Tower () was a tall incomplete structure in Yekaterinburg, Russia. Construction work started 1983, but was put on hold in 1991, following the collapse of the Soviet Union, as its shaft reached the height of . According to plans, the tower was intended to reach a structural height of . Until the year 2000 it was illegally used for buildering and BASE jumping. After several fatal accidents and suicides it was sealed. The tower was demolished on 24 March 2018, as part of a city beautification programme in preparation for the 2018 World Cup. See also List of towers Notes External links Behold the tallest abandoned building in the world https://web.archive.org/web/20071001090316/http://usa.ural.ru/v2/pics/panorama/yekat2003/o_tv.htm Towers in Russia Unfinished buildings and structures Buildings and structures in Yekaterinburg Radio masts and towers 2018 disestablishments in Russia Buildings and structures demolished in 2018 Buildings and structures demolished by controlled implosion Demolished buildings and structures in Russia