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[sdtj]

Tokyo Tower
Tokyo, Japan

HEIGHT: 333m
FLOORS: 7 floors
COMPLETION: 1958
ARCHITECT: ?

http://img27.exs.cx/img27/2107/tokyotower4.jpg

http://img27.exs.cx/img27/8104/tokyotower1.jpg

http://img27.exs.cx/img27/9708/tokyotower2.jpg

http://img27.exs.cx/img27/2376/tokyotower3.jpg

:cheers:

[sbarn]

I love Tokyo... but this tower is a blatent rip-off of the Eiffel Tower. When I was there all they could talk about is how it was both lighter and taller than the Eiffel Tower. I was like, "Wow that's coincidence! You both ripped-off the design and improved upon its design so you could boast about its greatness." I think there are many other incredible tall buildings in Tokyo though.

[Trances]

i dont mind this one
Intresting enough and iconitc due to height and location
But yes that angle of the NEW Eiffel Tower takes away from this towers own identity
its so costly to go up but cna be viewed from all over the city
6/10

[7 World Trade]

dood... tokyo could do better than jacking eiffel's design. oh well, it doesn't matter, cuz it looks so lame and rather "technical" compared to eiffel. if they pulled this from eiffel, they sure did a rather lousy job.

at least it looks cool in the night

6.5

[RafflesCity]

a kind 7 since it looks nice at night

[The Messiah]

It's not as good as it's Paris one :)
7.0/10

[flex]

i like the red colour 8/10

[Wu-Gambino]

4/10

Modern ripoff of the Eiffel Tower, it looks like a fancy TV tower with that red/white pattern.

[Imperfect Ending]

7.5/10

so-so

[elfreako]

Like much of Tokyo, it's best viewed at night I think.

[jimm]

10/10

[SeeMacau]

I think the tower looks great !! 9/10

[Icanseeformiles]

bloddy awful...no wonder it's attacked by monters all the time! 5/10

[DamienK]

Great! I noticed that a circular section has been added near the top, just above the small white "dish" which is the higher observatory. Anybody know when that was done? 8.5/10

[james2390]

Not bad, though Eiffel is much better. 7/10

[Monkey]

7/10
It's an impressive structure, but it lacks the grace, beauty and romance of the Eiffel Tower.

[Matthieu]

Tokyo Tower (東京タワー Tōkyō tawā) is a tower in Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan, whose design is based on the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France. The Tower is 333 meters tall (thirteen meters taller than the Eiffel Tower) making it the world's highest self-supporting iron tower.

Unlike the Eiffel Tower, Tokyo Tower is located in the middle of a city block. The tower only weighs about 4000 tons, which is extremely light compared to the 10100 ton Eiffel Tower, and it is painted in white and orange according to aviation safety regulations.
Tokyo Tower

In the postwar boom of the 1950s, Japan was looking for a monument to symbolize its ascendancy as a global economic powerhouse. Looking to the Occident for inspiration, the Tokyo Government decided to erect its own Eiffel Tower. It was completed by the Takenaka Corporation in 1958 at a total cost of ¥2.8 billion. At the time it was built it was the tallest structure in Tokyo, but it has since been superceded by several buildings in the Shinjuku and Ikebukuro districts. Although it chiefly functions as a radio and television broadcasting antenna, the Tower is best known as a tourist destination, though it is decried by some as overpriced and inconveniently located, and as having poor amenities.
Tokyo Tower (c)Jean-Philippe DAIN

The first floor houses an aquarium, home to 50,000 fish, the third floor a wax museum and an attraction called the Mysterious Walking World, and the fourth floor a Trick Art Gallery. There are also two observatory floors, the main observatory (at 150 m) and the so-called "special observatory" (at 250 m); both afford a spectacular 360 degree view of Tokyo and, if the weather is clear, Mt. Fuji.

In much the same way the Eiffel Tower has become a cliche in American cinema, the Tokyo Tower is often used in anime and manga, with series such as Digimon, Sailor Moon, Tenchi Muyo!, X, and Magic Knight Rayearth often featuring climatic events occurring at the Tokyo Tower.

Tokyo Tower is a member of the World Federation of Great Towers.

Address: Nippon Television City Corporation 4-2-8 Shibakoen, Minato-Ku Tokyo, Japan 105-0011

http://andie8888.hp.infoseek.co.jp/i/tokyo%20tower.JPG

http://www-db.stanford.edu/~qluo/pict/trip/tokyo/tokyo-tower.jpg

http://www.sherinecheong.com/tower%20tokyo%202.jpg

http://www.takenaka.co.jp/takenaka_e/t-file_e/b_first/t_tower/ph_6.jpg

http://www.uncoolcentral.com/japan/images/Tokyo%20Tower.jpg

http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~cj4n-nkmc/tokyo-tower.jpg

http://www.cheap-trips.org/stories/images/tokyo/tower.gif

http://www.brightlights.org/photos_highlights/2001_websites/nick/tokyo%20tower.jpg

http://ongakuda.free.fr/niveau%202/niveau3m/towertokyo/zojoji.jpg

[Ellatur]

cliche place for fights in japanese anime :) 7.5

[DamienK]

Impressive. I've never seen any photos of this under construction, has anyone seen any?

9/10

[Istanbullu]

Seen it 4 years ago and had the chance to see the city from it's main observetory. I think the tokyo tower is nothing special, the best part of it is it gives you a great view of Tokyo! :)

7/10

[Impf]

Such an icon. But sooooo ungainly with that color scheme! Yes, it's a Japanese take on a French icon, which is a combo I might normally adore. But damn, repaint it already! The airports are not that close!

4 until they relent to my demands.

[Pas]

8/10
beautiful structure, very intricate steel frames. It's a red monster at night!!!

[Fabio]

7.5/10

because it is a landmark

[Alter-Ego]

3/10

[Fabio]

7.5/10

not my fav.

[DarkFenX]

I dont know why but this tower makes me think that this tower is uglier than the Eiffel Tower yet taller than it. It makes me feel as though it made a bigger and uglier replica of the Eiffel Tower

[Þróndeimr]

Steel beast, and not really beautiful. 6.5/10

[Vanquish]

6.5/10

[sdtj]

http://www.maniza.com/Asia/images/Tokyo/post_card/tokyo_tower_data2.jpg

http://www.markka.org/archives/images/tokyo_tower_from_roppongi_h.jpg

http://www.qcq.co.jp/other/photo/img/tokyo%20tower.jpg

http://kerokerokun.com/TokyoTower.jpg

http://www.cole-associates.com/japan/t-tower.jpg


A very old shot

http://www.daruma.pl/zdjecia/006_Tokyo%20Tower.jpg


The view

http://www.maniza.com/Asia/images/Tokyo/Tokyo_Tower/tokyo_tower30.jpg

http://www.nihon-zen.ch/japon/Tokyo/3/images/1625_vue_depuis_la_Tokyo_Tower.jpg

http://www.miladynegativ.userfriendly.pl/albums/album03/Tokyo_Tower_9.sized.jpg


http://www.nihon-zen.ch/japon/Tokyo/3/images/1621_vue_depuis_la_Tokyo_Tower.jpg

http://www.miladynegativ.userfriendly.pl/albums/album03/Tokyo_Tower_8.sized.jpg

http://tokyoyakei.cool.ne.jp/tokyo/tokyo-tower/t-tower-205.jpg

http://kupikupi.altervista.org/yakei/t-tower-194.jpg

http://kupikupi.altervista.org/yakei/t-tower-199.jpg

http://daifron.gtr.to/tokyo-tower.jpg

http://www.cll.nus.edu.sg/Pic_Japan/tokyo/images/tokyo%20tower1.JPG

[MuddyZehbra32]

yeh I like it i give it a 9 evern though its just a big pointy thing. I like it better than the Eiffel tower cuz its red.

[Medo]

dont like color 5

[sdtj]

dont like color 5


Love your avatar.

;)

[Ekumenopolis]

A Tokyan symbol, even if its very obviously based in Eiffel Tower. But i think this one is much more modern and aggressive. And because i love Tokyo.

So 9/10

[JDRS]

I like the colour and it looks super at night.
8/10

[DRAKKO]

7/10

[sdtj]

http://www.maniza.com/Asia/images/Tokyo/post_card/tokyo_tower_data1.jpg

http://www.markka.org/archives/images/tokyo_tower_from_roppongi_h.jpg

http://ch.kitaguni.tv/u/2129/news/0000100071_img.jpeg

The view..

http://www.maniza.com/Asia/images/Tokyo/Tokyo_Tower/tokyo_tower18.jpg

[Urban Dave]

10/10

[Effer]

7.5

[dewback]

7/10

[GVNY]

This tower is just not very attractive. 5.

[v:zero]

very attractive at night thou 10/10!

[Valia]

6/10

it seems to me the poor sister of the Eiffel tower

[Phobos]

^I totally agree with you Valia.

[El_Greco]

6/10

[gohcan]

I agree with valia too
5/10

[El_Greco]

6.5/10

[forvine]

7.5/10

[IshikawajimaHarima]

How ugly that is. The original is far better.

6/10

[forvine]

7/10

[Sinjin P.]

Is this Tokyo's version of the Eiffel Tower? 8.5/10

[Sinjin P.]

7.5/10 ;)

[Accura4Matalan]

6/10. Not liking it.

[LordMarshall]

9/10

[Piotr-Stettin]

Clone :( 5/10

[Vrysxy]

7.5/10

[Jules]

An icon. 8.5/10

[LordMarshall]

10/10

[www.sercan.de]

5,5/10

[crossbowman]

7,5/10

[marpa]

4,5/10

[TwItCH]

poor imitation of the eiffel tower. 3/10

[clarky]

8.5/10

[gutooo]

10!

[clarky]

8.5/10

[ZZ-II]

not bad but also a bad copy of the Eiffel Tower i think 7/10

[Mosaic]

10/10

[gutooo]

8/10

[delmaule]

7.5/10

[(((myx)))]

8.5 good.

[erbsenzaehler]

5,5/10

I dislike it because I miss the originality....

[Joshua888]

beautiful but no originality

7.5/10

[Dreamlıneя]

7/10

[Blue_Sky]

Perfect landmark

10/10

[redu23]

3/10 eiffel tower rip-off.

[Skyman]

3/10

[Insanedriver]

No no...
6.5

[KiBeN]

7/10 how tall is this?

[Astralis]

10/10 :master:

[meds]

7/10

[(((myx)))]

7.5

[gradski]

5,5

[Astralis]

10/10 but I think this thread already exist in World's top section...

[Halabalooza]

4. ugly

[Halabalooza]

2 threads of this one.

5 again ..

[ZZ-II]

9/10. love this tower!!!

[Prince Victor]

7/10

[Prince Victor]

8/10 I like it :)

[WAuzzie]

3/10

[Fundador]

8/10:)

[sdtj]

http://www.farexplore.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2007/8/TokyoTower/TokyoTowerLights2.jpg

http://www.farexplore.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2007/8/TokyoTower/TokyoTowerNight2.jpg

http://www.farexplore.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2007/8/TokyoTower/TokyoTowerStreet.jpg

http://www.farexplore.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2007/8/TokyoTower/TokyoTowerMoon.jpg

http://www.seiritsu-int.com/contents/tokyo%20tower-thumb.jpg

http://www.nishioka.com/travel/tokyo-tower2.jpg

TTDATA
http://www.maniza.com/Asia/images/Tokyo/post_card/tokyo_tower_data1.jpg



:cheers:

[Man1ek]

9/10 !

[W!CKED]

4/10

[blueget]

10/10

[dhuwman]

Honestly, this could have been more creative.

[WANCH]

Tokyo Tower isn't that bad at all. But it looks magnificent @ night :)

[krzewi]

5/10

[W!CKED]

6/|0

[mygz14]

Tokyo Tower looks elegant particularly when lit at night.

[Asunarocks]

Probably the most most well known structure in Japan and THE icon of Tokyo 10/10 :cheers:

[Posener]

8,5/10

[Imperfect Ending]

7.5/10

[christos-greece]

9/10 :)

[RipleyLV]

9/10

[Miguel_Prat]

10/10

[kix111]

love it 10/10

[diz]

i painted this tower in art class with red paint of course.
and my art teacher was like "ohh nice painting of the eiffel tower"
even though my project's art style was ukiyo-e. :)

sigh America.

anyway. 6/10

[MasonicStage™]

don't like it, sorry. 4/10

[Kawasaki_Kragujevac]

8.5/10

[stasiua]

7/10

[Jude12]

7/10 like they said, its rip-off of the Eiffel Tower. :ohno:

[LMCA1990]

8.5/10

[briker]

3.5

[RON-E]

10/10

[Nielsiej13]

7/10. copycat of eiffel..

[Fred_]

07