The tallest communications tower in the world standing at 2,080 feet, which was recently built to withstand high magnitude earthquakes, is Tokyo's new prized possession. The Tokyo Sky Tree is a wonder and was just completed on February 29 of this year.
The project was led by Tobu Railway, and the tower is part of a larger-scale project that centers around a commercial district. It is a communications tower, which its obvious purpose is to relay and transmit radio broadcasts and television signals. Designed by Tadao Ando and sculptor Kiichi Sumikawa, the Sky Tree's foundation is not a normal rectangal. It is perfectly triangular.
As the tower goes up, it spirals on the inside, which helps it be more sturdy. They currently finishing the interior spaces and plan to open it in May of this year. It is twice the height of the Tokyo Tower that will be replaced by the Sky Tree.
"Builder Obayashi, which recently announced plans for a space elevator to start services by 2050, declared the Sky Tree complete ahead of a ceremony Friday," said cnet. (The video below is a timelapse of the construction)
Sources:
>> http://www.3news.co.nz/Tokyo-Sky-Tree-Worlds-tallest-freestanding-broadcast
>> http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-57388126-1/japan-builds-tokyo-sky-tree-worlds-tallest-tower/
As the tower goes up, it spirals on the inside, which helps it be more sturdy. They currently finishing the interior spaces and plan to open it in May of this year. It is twice the height of the Tokyo Tower that will be replaced by the Sky Tree.
"Builder Obayashi, which recently announced plans for a space elevator to start services by 2050, declared the Sky Tree complete ahead of a ceremony Friday," said cnet. (The video below is a timelapse of the construction)
Sources:
>> http://www.3news.co.nz/Tokyo-Sky-Tree-Worlds-tallest-freestanding-broadcast
>> http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-57388126-1/japan-builds-tokyo-sky-tree-worlds-tallest-tower/
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