Tokyo Sky Tree
The ever so popular Tokyo Tower has made countless appearance in movies, shows and even anime will soon have a taller and more stylish successor, the Tokyo Sky Tree.
The name itself may put some of you off initially, but the soon-to-be tallest tower in the world is just an architecture marvel. It will stand at 610 metres with its completion date planned for 2011. It’s expected the new tower will replace Tokyo Tower as the new broadcasting antenna with its superior height and equipment.
Here’s a video (in Japanese, but the video is very much self-explanatory) that explains and illustrates the towers design:
The unusual name was picked through a poll with the options of picking: Tokyo Edo Tower, Tokyo Sky Tree, Mirai Tree, Yume Miyagura, Rising East Tower and Rising Tower.
Here’s a video showing the ceremony where the new name was unveiled.
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Source:
JapanProbe via Japanator
Picture courtesy of JapanProbe