Dushanbe Flagpole
| Dushanbe Flagpole | |
|---|---|
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| Record height | |
| Tallest in the world from 2011 to 2014[I] | |
| Preceded by | National Flagpole |
| Surpassed by | Jeddah Flagpole |
| General information | |
| Location | Dushanbe, Tajikistan |
| Height | 165 m (541 ft) |
The Dushanbe Flagpole (Russian: Площадь государственного флага; Tajik: Боғи парчами Тоҷикистон, romanized: Boghi parchami Tojikiston) is a free–standing flagpole located in front of the Palace of Nations in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. At 165 metres (541 feet),[1] it was the tallest flagpole in the world from its completion in 2011 until the 2014 erection of the 171 m (561 ft) Jeddah Flagpole.[2][3] It is now the fifth tallest flagpole in the world. It flies a 30 m × 60 m (98 ft × 197 ft) Flag of Tajikistan weighing 700 kilograms (1,540 pounds).[4]
Construction
[edit]The flagpole consists of 12-metre sections of steel tube fitted together by crane.[5]
The design phase for the flagpole began in July 2009. Fabrication of the pole's sections was completed in Dubai in October 2010. The sections were then shipped to Dushanbe, where construction of the flagpole began on November 24, 2010, Tajikistan's National Flag Day.[6] The final assembly and erection took place during April and May 2011, with the first test flight of the flag of Tajikistan taking place on May 24, 2011.[7]
The flagpole cost $3.5 million and was part of $210 million worth of projects celebrating the 20th anniversary of Tajik independence.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Wer baut den hoechsten Fahnenmast". Asia Plus. 9 September 2008. Archived from the original on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
- ^ "Tallest Unsupported Flagpole". Guinness World Records. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
- ^ "Tallest unsupported flagpole". Guinness World Records. 24 May 2011. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
- ^ "Tajikistan shows off world's tallest flagpole". Reuters. August 31, 2011. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
- ^ Parfitt, Tom (24 November 2010). "Tajikistan aims to capture tallest flagpole record". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
- ^ "Dushanbe's flagpole enters Guinness Book of Records". 1 September 2011. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
- ^ "Our Projects: Dushanbe, Tajikistan - 165 Meters Tall". Trident Support. Archived from the original on 11 December 2011. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
- ^ "Tajiks splash out $210 million on independence pomp". 9 September 2011. Retrieved 14 December 2011.