Present Condition
RAO UES, Russia's electricity company, used Shukhov's unique constructions for 70 years. The existing pylon currently requires maintenance and FGC UES is scheduled to repair it.
Non-hyperboloid pylons of similar design can be seen near Cádiz, Spain.
Read more about this topic: Shukhov Tower On The Oka River
Famous quotes containing the words present and/or condition:
“In the present age, a man with harmonious ideas is regarded as out of touch.”
—Mason Cooley (b. 1927)
“Now, at the end of three years struggle the nation’s condition is not what either party, or any man devised, or expected. God alone can claim it.”
—Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865)