The bigger they are, the longer they take to fall.
Or something like that.
In preparation for this summer's FIFA World Cup events, Russia's fourth largest city — Yekaterinburg — decided it was time to take down the world's tallest abandoned structure, a 725-foot-tall concrete TV tower.
It was a project that began in 1983 and stopped in 1991, amid the collapse of the Soviet Union.
The rusty, half-finished tower had become a sort of landmark for the city in the Urals.
Some found it to be an eyesore, while others saw it as a symbol of their identity.
"Now it's the symbol of the people's humiliation at the hands of the authorities because the decision was made behind-the-scenes. It shouldn't be done this way," 39-year-old lawyer Ivan Volkov told The Moscow Times.
There are plans for a 15,000-seat ice hockey stadium to be built on the grounds where the tower stood.
Another view of the demo: