33 years ago the world’s tallest structure – a radio mast in central Poland – came crashing to the ground, taking with it the dreams of those that had first built it. Completed fifty years ago, the mast was originally brought into service on July 30, 1974. Measuring a dizzying 646.38 meters in height, it was immediately inducted into the Guinness Book of Records as the planet’s tallest manmade object. Designed by engineer Jan Polak, the mast weighed 420 tons and was composed of 86 triangular cro