New Tokyo Tower--2012
With all the new construction in Tokyo in the last few years, especially in Uncle Swint's neighborhood (Roppongi Hills, the Mid-town Project), it seems that Tokyo Tower just isn't tall enough any more. The New Tokyo Tower is to be more than 600 meters high, or nearly twice as tall as 333-meter Tokyo Tower in Minato Ward and higher than the world’s tallest tower, the 553-meter CN Tower in Toronto.Despite being over due for a major earthquake, Tokyo is fast becoming a city of skyscrapers. Uncle Swint is planning to be out of town when the next big one comes.
This combo picture shows an artist impression of will be the world's tallest tower, 610 meters tall. It is to be constructed at an abandoned railway yard in Tokyo aimed at boosting both digital television transmission and tourism. Construction on the 50 billion yen (425 million US$) tower will begin in the year to March 2009 with completion set by March 2012. (Note some news reports say 2010, don't count on it) Tobu Railway, a private rail firm which owns the site where the tower will be built, will fund the project along with public broadcaster NHK and five private broadcasters. (Xinhua/AFP photo)
posted by Standing Tall @ 10:17 AM
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I love the link to skyscrapers in Tokyo. What the pictures of the artists' impression of what the tower will look like do not include is all the hundreds of red lights they will put on the tower. Always adds to the ugliness of structures in Tokyo. Let's hope there is not a rule about painting it orange! Good post. Hope I am here to see it completed!
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Yes, even our beloved Roppongi Hills is playing host to more and more signposts and advertising banners each month. Too much noise.
Is it possible for the next Tokyo Tower to NOT be painted alternating colors of white and orange?
Grumpy
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