The Dushanbe Flagpole located in front of the Palace of Nations in - TopicsExpress



          

The Dushanbe Flagpole located in front of the Palace of Nations in Dushanbe, Tajikistan is the tallest free-standing flagpole in the world, at a height of 165 m. The flagpole flies a 700 kg 30 × 60 metre Flag of Tajikistan.The flagpole consists of 12-metre sections of steel tube fitted together by crane. 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 the 24th of May, 2011. The flagpole cost $3.5 million.
Posted on: Fri, 05 Jul 2013 12:55:25 +0000

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