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St. Petersburg’s Tower of the World cracked due to the heat. 07/19/2010 | Source: Vesti.Ru St. Petersburg’s Tower of the World cracked due to the heat. Cracks appeared on the Tower of the World in St. Petersburg due to the heat. According to experts, during the installation work, engineers made a mistake in calculating the thermal expansion gaps. Specialists assured that the damage is not critical, as only one of the three layers of glass was deformed. However, when performing restoration work, which, judging by all, will be carried out in the near future, it is necessary to take into account weather conditions, in particular, the anomalous heat, note employees of the State Unitary Enterprise "Lensvet". Recall that the monument was opened on Sennaya Square in St. Petersburg seven years ago. The event was timed to coincide with the celebration of the 300th anniversary of the city's founding.