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I think that the Avala tower would go in the observation tower section. Maybe they meant it was the tallest observation tower? But all I know is, when you are talking about tallest buildings, chimneys are excluded, because they have their own field. --Krytantalk23:23, 15 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
The Ruse TV Tower, at 210 m, is higher and falls in the same category. It was built somewhen between 1944 and 1989 (in Socialist times). Also, TV towers are not buildings per se, since a building has to be intended for continuous occupancy. They are more correctly (free-standing) structures.
So, the conclusion is, it was not the tallest tower in the Balkans until 1999, but may have been for a lot shorter time, since I still can't find when the Ruse Tower was built. It was not the tallest structure in the Balkans, certainly not until 1999. Now, what the Balkans is depends on the definition (whether we count Slovenia or not). Todor→Bozhinov21:45, 18 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for removing it! By the way, here's a nice illustrated summary by the marvellous (and free) ScryscraperPage.com that perfectly shows the state of things in the Balkans (including Romania and Slovenia), also compared with proposed and destroyed structures. Todor→Bozhinov21:59, 18 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Yeah, the Rousse TV Tower is taller with the antenna. If it really HAS to be mentioned that it was the tallest in the Balkans, then let it mention information on the roof. However, that isn't really that important. The tower is getting rebuilt anyway... Regards, --Krytantalk01:41, 19 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
I am quite confident that the tower was for a while the tallest in the Balkans. All other buildings mentioned here were built after it. Nikola07:41, 26 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
(Avala TV Tower) was the tallest building ever destroyed, succeeding the Singer Building. As of 2001, it is the third tallest building ever destroyed (behind the two World Trade towers).
It is true, and it should not be changed to structure because there were taller structures destroyed. If you really feel that "building" is inappropriate, you could change it to "free-standing structure". Nikola (talk) 17:47, 13 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]