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Though it is taller than the Eiffel Tower, Tokyo Tower weighs about 4,000 tons, 3,300 less than the Eiffel Tower [12] as it is significantly thinner and simpler in construction. It was opened to the public on 23 December 1958 at a final cost of ¥2.8 billion ($8.4 million in 1958). [10] [13] Tokyo Tower was mortgaged for ¥10 billion in 2000. [14]
This is a list of buildings and other structures that have been envisioned. The X-Seed 4000 is one of the tallest structures ever conceived. Shown in this image is the Burj Khalifa (828 m (2,717 ft)), tallest structure in the world at the time of completion in 2010 to this year (2024), and the X-Seed 4000 project (4,000 m (13,000 ft)).
[5] [7] The second-tallest structure in Tokyo is the 333-metre-tall (1,092 feet) Tokyo Tower, a lattice tower completed in 1958. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] The tallest building and third-tallest overall structure is the 325-metre-tall (1,068 feet) Azabudai Hills Mori JP Tower , completed in 2023 and being Tokyo's only supertall skyscraper .
Tokyo: 2nd-tallest structure with a clock face in the world; Pinnacle height (including antenna): 272 m (892 ft) 2nd-tallest building in Tokyo and 4th-tallest in Japan by pinnacle height; 6th-tallest building in Tokyo by architectural height [42] [43] [44] 12= Tokyo Midtown Yaesu Yaesu Central Tower: 240 (787) 45 2022
Tokyo Second tallest structure in Japan. Minsheng Bank Building: 331 1,087 2007 Skyscraper China Wuhan: Emley Moor TV Tower: 330.4 1,084 1970 Concrete tower Observation, UHF/VHF-transmission United Kingdom Huddersfield, Yorkshire Tallest structure in the United Kingdom. Eiffel Tower: 330 1,083 1889 Lattice tower
Today the tower is a popular tourist stop with its observation decks and restaurants located in the tower. Tokyo Tower: Tokyo Tower is used as an observatory tower along with a broadcasting antenna. It is located in the Minato district within Tokyo, Japan. The tower was finished in 1958 and cost 2.8 Billion Yen. [9]
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The base of the tower has a structure similar to a tripod; from a height of about 350 m (1,150 ft) and above, the tower's structure is cylindrical to offer panoramic views of the river and the city. [10] There are observatories at 350 m (1,150 ft), with a capacity of up to 2,000 people, and 450 m (1,480 ft), with a capacity of 900 people. [11]