Hugeeee!

Awesome! The lighting looks great already and I,ll bet the finished light sceme will be stunning. Judging from the photo close to ST with a cameraman on a ladder, standing next to the tower looking up its full height would be incredible!

New official height
http://www.tokyo-skytree.jp/

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10/04 early morning

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great 478m... now its start to put spire will reach till 634m..??

The schedule for the last 3 months of the year was put up on the information boards around the Sky Tree today. And it gives all the information that we need to know about the start of the 2nd observation pod and the spire.

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# Steel tower frame.

It will reach it's highest point of 495m this month, it will be structurally complete at the end of the month.

# 2nd Observation Pod

Work on the 2nd pod will start at the end of this month, it will continue throughout November to be structurally finished in the 1st weeks of December.

# Spire

The spire is U/C inside the core right now, it will be jacked up towards the top. It will surpass the 495m roof of the tower half December after the 2nd pod is finished.

# Height at the end of the year.

This is something that isn't mentioned, this means that we don't know how fast the spire will grow. The only thing we know is that the in the original planning it should be 634m in the spring of 2011.

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Let's add some pictures from the official blog from Obayashi, the main contractor of the Sky Tree.
http://blog.skytree-obayashi.com/

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working on the top

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putting the spire together at the bottom.

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Thanks Momo! That's great help. :cheers:

Awesome tower!

Fantastic updates! Especially love that overhead shot! :cheers:

10/05

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Looks ready for more growth. Will the next segment be the last?

Great pics - this babe's really taken off.

Can't wait to see it finished and lited up.

Been following this tower for awhile. Hopefully it will be complete ^^

Looks ready for more growth. Will the next segment be the last?
Since it's (officially) 17 meters left to the top of the structure, then I would guess on 2 levels of segments to be added until it's topped out.
Can't wait for it :)

2 levels, then they add two small cranes to the roof. Then the two extremely tall tower cranes go down to make room for pod 2 construction. The question is, can they start jacking the spire at the same time the two small cranes are in operation at the roof? I say no.

Wow, what a tower!

Awesome! Thanks for the info! :)

I hope that a whole new office area can grow around it along the years ;)

Tokyo Sky Tree to be illuminated for 3 hrs next Wed. (http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D9IM4FT01&show_article=1)
TOKYO, Oct. 6 (AP) - (Kyodo)—The Tokyo Sky Tree tower, the tallest building in Japan which is under construction in central Tokyo, will be illuminated for about three hours on the night of Oct. 13, the first and the only light-up event before its scheduled completion in the spring of 2012.
The light up of the new communications tower in Tokyo's Sumida Ward, which is 478 meters high as of Saturday, will be held from around 6:30 p.m.

The event is designed to test the performance of 50 light-emitting diode bulbs to be installed at the ground, 160-meter and 335-meter levels of the tower. The bulbs are made by Panasonic Electric Works Co.

The tower will be lit up in two colors -- light blue to depict the "Edo spirit" and purple to symbolize "miyabi," one of the traditional Japanese aesthetic ideals.

After the tower is completed, it will be illuminated in each color every other day using 2,000 LED bulbs.

"I want to see the illuminated tower," said Masao Kobayashi, a 68- year-old who manages a stamp company near the tower. "It will be a different night view from before. I think our town will be even more attractive."

Tower operator Tobu Tower Sky Tree Co. said, "The illumination is not intended to be viewed but given that visitors are expected on the day, we want to make sure we take sufficient precautions for their safety."

The illumination will be postponed to the following day in case of bad weather.

The Tokyo Sky Tree, set to be the world's tallest stand-alone communications tower at 634 meters when completed, will be used mainly for terrestrial digital broadcasting. It surpassed Tokyo Tower, a 333- meter communications tower in Minato Ward, as Japan's tallest building in March.

^^ oh, cool -- if I can get to the east side that night I'll have to check it out!

10/08 blog round-up:

Growth

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Can almost taste the top now :P

Just awesome, can't wait until they start to remove all the netting on the top bit...

10/09

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Not much more to be seen later on the day.

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Damn, it looks like they decided they don't like the tower and disassembled it.

Very fast and nice progress...

From Wikipedia:
Tokyo's current broadcasting tower, Tokyo Tower, is, at 333 meters, no longer tall enough to give complete digital terrestrial television broadcasting coverage as it is surrounded by many high-rise buildings.

The Tokyo Sky Tree is going to have a highrise building located next to it and very small lowrise buildings will be surrounding the Sky Tree to the north, west, and south.

:cheers:It would make a suitable ground station for the japanese proposed space elevator ( wish they would go on whith that one...):)

10/10/10 blog round-up

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In the afternoon the weather cleared up.

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And the sun made the people come out to watch the Sky Tree.

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10/10/10 blog round-up

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Wow this is my favorite picture of Sky Tree so far.

the progress on this is amazing!!!!!!

东京是个美丽的地方。嘻嘻，最近狂看日剧，日剧真好看。内容深刻发人深省。边看日剧边欣赏剧中东京美丽的景色。

10/11

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东京是个美丽的地方。嘻嘻，最近狂看日剧，日剧真好看。内容深刻发人深省。边看日剧边欣赏剧中东京美丽的景色。

English?

English?
lol

Photo 11-Oct 2010
486m

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^^ great updates as always, the cladding on the office buildings is looking great, as is the cladding on the first pod.

It was public holiday to today but they still worked, wow.

486m.. its great... hows the wind up there..??

The Sky Tree from Mount Tsukuba 筑波山 (877m) (60km NE of the Sky Tree)

-NH1BElzPnI


The last couple of days the regular Sky Tree bloggers have been following the parts from the factory to the site.

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Base tubes of second pod in sight. Nice! :tongue4:

10/12

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^^ Nice.

Great pics NihonKitty!!!!!!!!!

English?

English translation as follows:

Tokyo is a beautiful place.Haha, recently I've been crazy about japanese tv dramas which are very great!The plot of those tv dramas are thought-provoking,which is my favourite type. While enjoying the interesting tv dramas , I can also appreciate the beautiful cityscape of Tokyo.:cheers:

10/11 Helicopter shots.

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10/12 early morning

The office tower grew a bit.

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Awesome pics !!! It must be around 500m or a bit less now...

488m
http://www.tokyo-skytree.jp/

10/12 blog update #2

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The complex around the tower is also starting to rise more and more.

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Later today or tomorrow (depending where you are in the world) the lightning scheme will be tested for the 1st and last time before the opening. I hope to see lot's of pictures on all the Japanese Sky Tree blogs tomorrow for me to post here.

wow. this thing is just immense. the aerial photos are amzing! i like the one too with the cosmos in the front.

Fabulous update! I agree, it's much larger looking from up high.

Loved the photos taken from helicopter...

I can't wait to see Panasonic's lighting scheme :banana:

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I wonder where this is taken from?

It looks gross. cant wait to see this tower done

I cant wait to see the "light on" photos!! People is wating there right now!!

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Bit ghostly?

Edit * Bit corrupted too.. apologies... Apparently 50 of the 200 LEDs were utilized tonight.

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The Japanese build things so fast!

Photo 13-Oct 2010
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The Test of Lighting Skytree.

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So they only tested the blue and purple on only a little segment of the building. Anyway it looks nice, now I can imagine what the entire building blue or purple would look like.

^^

I absolutely agree!

Edit * Bit corrupted too.. apologies... Apparently 50 of the 200 LEDs were utilized tonight.
And now we have to wait until 2012 too see it fully lighted.


Some blog pictures:

from a distance, it does need more then 50 LEDs to really make a big impression.

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I always like it when this kind of pictures are posted.

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Interesting design, 9/10.

Amazing shots !!! im always impressed with the new updates !

^^ at night interesting shots,,,:okay:

Awesome photos! I think the tower looks a little odd at the moment, for obvious reasons of course, but once the second pod is in place it will become more natural looking. :cheers:

Nice lightings

I likese these 2 pictures from the light "show"

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The blue in particular is really nice. I can't wait to see the entire thing lit up :)

10/15 Another rainy day

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This thing is AWESOME.

I really want to visit Tokyo now :cheers:

Gidday from Kiwiland :dj:

BTW: Panasonic owns all + they pinched a couple of Sony Designers too.

:)

How many "floors" of steel are still missing for structure top out? I know that the spire will be pushed out slowly after top out. Thanks for update!

^^ IMO just one "floor", they are now at 488m and according to Culwullas diagram of this one, the steel structure should top out at 491m, so the last "floor" adds the last 3 meters.

I thought the 'roof' was at 495m? So it's one or two more, or maybe they are including some future railing, or small spires as 495.

Photo 15-Oct 2010
488m

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very nice 488m... night picture its very impressive...

Amazing tower! Love Japan! Love tokyo! perfect example of town planning.

Wouldn't want to be up there though during an earthquake... would be quite scary.

I think it would be the best place in an earthquake! Nothing will fall on your head.

I think it would be the best place in an earthquake! Nothing will fall on your head.True, but at that height the shaking might cause you to inadvertantly let something fall out of your pants!:lol:

Also, I like that you can already see the glass floor area in place. It's so fun to watch tourists freak out as they walk across it in the current Tokyo Tower.

The 1st pieces of the last level of the steel structure arrived on the site.

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It will reach the 495m pretty soon.

19/16 & 10/17 blog round up:

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Nice, the office tower is becoming part of the skyline.

The tower cranes grow for the last time today.

cTnpljr_19k


And the 1st props for the last level are being lifted up onto the 1st pod.

http://img192.imageshack.us/img192/6620/1010180003.jpg
tokyo2ndtower.cocolog-nifty.com/blog/

The 495m is coming closer and closer.

i can finally find context to the joke "Whats up?" "sky tree, tall building!"

next week will reach 500m..??

my drawing diagram stuffed up, so for now just a screen dump
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4131/5094364189_baf341fbb6_o.jpg

^^ The gods didn't want you to post, therefore it went wrong.

because..


495m

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twitpic.com/photos/pp_komura

The roof of tower frame has been reached! :)

The only thing is that it will only grow again in the 2nd half of December, but even without the growth it will still be interesting to watch the construction of the 2nd pod that should also start pretty soon (probably next week).

the last jack-up of antenna mean the tower may grow about 130m in just one day?

In theory it could be lifted in 1 day, but the way they are going to do it will take more time.

It's all being explained here:
http://www.obayashi.co.jp/news/skytreedetail10_20100724_1

Since it's all in Japanese I will give a quick explanation in English how the spire is constructed.

Fase 1

This was the fase where the spire was put together inside of the core, the spire got lifted from the top to make room to attach new parts at the bottom. This way they could put it together on the ground level with out having to lift all new parts in from the top of the core. This fase is completed.

http://img35.imageshack.us/img35/5082/skytreedetail1004.jpg


Fase 2

The are currently in fase 2 of the construction of the spire, the spire is completed inside of the core. The points where the spire is lifted are replaced from the top of the spire to the bottom of the spire in order to make it possible to lift it up above the height of the steel tower.

http://img697.imageshack.us/img697/7112/skytreedetail1005.jpg


Fase 3

The next fase can only start when tower body is finished since the spire will be lifted from the top of the tower body. Then the spire will only be lifted inside of the core up to a point where the top of the spire just stick out a little bit on the top.

http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/6540/skytreedetail1006.jpg


Fase 4

They won't pull it up to 634m at once since it's still a bare spire, all the antenna's and the other communication equipment will be installed onto the spire as it comes out of the core.

http://img202.imageshack.us/img202/8904/skytreedetail1007.jpg

This will mean that the spire will grow in steps, the speed will depend on how fast the equipment will be installed. Remember that it's expensive equipment, it's all being done at 500m in the air and they basically got a year to do it. They start half December with this fase and don't expect it to be T/O well into the new year.

The cranes (or at least one of the two) will stay at the current height until the spire is completely finished. They won't be lowered down for the construction of the 2nd pod.


As the spires grows out the core they will also start with the concrete reinforcement of the core. They will use a slip-form to construct it all the way to the top. This concrete core inside the core will give the tower more stability during typhoons and earthquakes.

More info on the construction of the core (in Japanese):
http://www.skytree-obayashi.com/technique/basic/detail05/const01.html

Yes, almost there! It is so precarious looking with those 2 cranes being so high.

The rise of the antenna will be done in a controlled manner - 1 day might be a little too quick?

The only question is that statement about one of the two cranes staying in place while the second pod is constructed. It looks far enough out from pod #2, but can it reach all the way over to the other side?

wow, nearly 500m free standing structure. dont get that often. only 3 skyscrapers are higher atm, burjkalifa,mecca hotel & taipei101.
ill update diagram tomoz

Very strange looking at the moment, with the "truss" structure outside...

^^ I'm looking forward to it.

The only question is that statement about one of the two cranes staying in place while the second pod is constructed. It looks far enough out from pod #2, but can it reach all the way over to the other side?
I think you misunderstood me, they will use 2 cranes for the construction of the 2nd pod. After the 2nd pod is structurally finished they will start with lifting up the spire, then they might only use 1 crane to attach the broadcasting equipment to the spire as it goes up.

For the last level they already lifted only 1 of the 2 cranes and attached it to the tower in such a way that it can't climb or be lowered easily. If they won't raise the other crane later this week it's pretty certain that it will only be used for the 2nd pod from now on.

http://img541.imageshack.us/img541/8517/101019a01.jpg

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wow, nearly 500m free standing structure. dont get that often. only 3 skyscrapers are higher atm, burjkalifa,mecca hotel & taipei101.
ill update diagram tomoz

It's funny, one of the first pictures of the Sky Tree I saw on flickr, about a year ago, was your diagram and here you are posting on this forum! The detail is great.

And momo1435, many thanks for the pics and explanations on the antenna 'Gain' - the construction inside the base of the tower is amazing in itself.

Looking at this building each day, its quite a sight and the cladding on the first Pod and its size - just defies belief.

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/degan78/IMG_1393.jpg

^^ Taken with iphone on Sunday

Nice pics, now close to beat Taipei101..!

展望台で貯められた雨水は、地下のタンクに貯められます。
その量は墨田区の全部の家の水に匹敵します。

The rainwater accumulated in an observatory is stored in an underground tank.
The quantity is equal to the water of all the houses of Sumida-ku.

↑間違ってたら誰か直してください。

http://img839.imageshack.us/img839/1844/201010191941551l.jpg
oedo high school (It is bamboo)

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^^ That first video was just amazing.

Nice video....bravo for Tokyo

Wow, it's hard to believe that TST is now only 14m off Taipei 101.

10/20

http://img259.imageshack.us/img259/8703/201010201.jpg

http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/3724/201010202.jpg

http://img200.imageshack.us/img200/5484/201010203.jpg

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And the 2nd crane also jumped this morning.

http://img688.imageshack.us/img688/4215/1010190070.jpg
tokyo2ndtower.cocolog-nifty.com/blog/

This can only mean that the 2 cranes will stay at this height for a longer period.

very good progress....

Godzilla does not deal with this tower :)

I agree with you!:)

10/21 blog round-up

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http://img183.imageshack.us/img183/650/img580129174360601.jpg
blogs.yahoo.co.jp/masatoshi0102

http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/4246/o0800106710814512265.jpg

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ameblo.jp/tokyo-skytree-blog/

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http://img197.imageshack.us/img197/4231/101021a06.jpg

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512colors.blog120.fc2.com/

Indead lovely video,s, help give an idea of just how tall TST already is. I cant wait to see it with the full lighting, thtas going to be stunning. The bamboo TST look great too, I wonder how long that took to build!

Lovely night pictures, nice spectacle for our eyes, thx !

wow, nearly 500m free standing structure. dont get that often. only 3 skyscrapers are higher atm, burjkalifa,mecca hotel & taipei101.
ill update diagram tomoz

First, thanks for all your diagram updates.
Having a week off that you have time now for them all?

But now about this post you can't count TST in this list of Burj, Abraj and T101. They are real habitable buildings, the Tokyo Sky Tree isn't or you should also include towers like the Ghuangzhou TV tower and CN Tower. So I wouldn't count it in, but other real buildings will soon follow in this list of 500m+ towers.

10/23 blof round up

http://img413.imageshack.us/img413/3875/tst201010232.jpg

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blogs.yahoo.co.jp/masatoshi0102

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^^Howmany photographers? These pictures are just amazing!

Love the cladding around the pod. Looks very nice. :cheers:

^^Howmany photographers? These pictures are just amazing!
That update was from 4 different photographers. But there are so many great photographers that put their pictures online, this is only a selection. If I was to post all the great pictures I see it would be just too much, it would just take to long to load if you haven't got a super internet connection.

And then there are also the regular pictures, so many photographers.

ej_v_sEK_30

Nice for Japanese nation !
Good Luck !! Keep Going !!

Photo 23-Oct 2010
497M

I was taken from Mt.Tsukuba (http://maps.google.co.jp/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=ja&geocode=&q=%E7%AD%91%E6%B3%A2%E5%B1%B1&sll=36.219349,140.07946&sspn=0.164526,0.373535&brcurrent=3,0x6022067788d617b3:0x18fca6120f27a71d,0&ie=UTF8&hq=%E7%AD%91%E6%B3%A2%E5%B1%B1&hnear=%E7%AD%91%E6%B3%A2%E5%B1%B1&ll=36.215194,140.091047&spn=0.039264,0.093384&z=14&iwloc=A)(871m).
http://www.neox.to/skytree/tsukuba_skytree.jpg (http://www.neox.to/skytree/tsukuba_skytree.jpg)

FULL MOON and SKYTREE.
http://www.neox.to/skytree/sky_moon1.jpg (http://www.neox.to/skytree/sky_moon1.jpg)

http://www.neox.to/skytree/sky_moon2.jpg (http://www.neox.to/skytree/sky_moon2.jpg)

http://www.neox.to/skytree/sky_moon3.jpg (http://www.neox.to/skytree/sky_moon3.jpg)

First, thanks for all your diagram updates.
Having a week off that you have time now for them all?

But now about this post you can't count TST in this list of Burj, Abraj and T101. They are real habitable buildings, the Tokyo Sky Tree isn't or you should also include towers like the Ghuangzhou TV tower and CN Tower. So I wouldn't count it in, but other real buildings will soon follow in this list of 500m+ towers.
Agreed :yes:

Fantastic images :)
http://img440.imageshack.us/img440/43/101023b05.jpg

Which station is this, Oshiage ?

http://img529.imageshack.us/img529/8108/101023b16.jpg

Beautiful img; What is the tower/mast at the left side of the img

^^ Garbage disposal chimney?

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Which station is this, Oshiage ?
No, Oshiage station is located almost right under the Sky Tree, this is Kanegafuchi Station on the Tobu Isesaki Line about 3km north of the Sky Tree.

The train is a Tokyu 5000 series, on one of the few through trains from the Tokyu Den-en-toshi Line via the Hanzomon Line that runs beyond Oshiage station to Saitama.

The Chimney is from the Sumida Incineration Plant.


And the tower is now like tommyzion already posted 497 meter and not the 495 meter that everybody thought it was.

Some news photo's from the articles about reaching 497 meter.

http://img830.imageshack.us/img830/397/pk2010102302100137size0.jpg
http://www.tokyo-np.co.jp/article/national/news/CK2010102302000189.html

http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/3788/pn2010102501000683ci000.jpg
http://www.47news.jp/CN/201010/CN2010102501000611.html

Thanks for the info Chad and Momo1435

10/26 blog round-up

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ameblo.jp/nzmst/

Anyone have a video of either crane jumping? I'd love to see that. So we're at 1600' roughly?

The cloud of the summer is 600m - 6,000m

2nd pod construction has started.

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PGYYzPXmSM8

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Photo 27-Oct 2010
497M

The prop of the 'Second Lookout'.
http://www.neox.to/skytree/skytree20101027_01s.jpg (http://www.neox.to/skytree/skytree20101027_01.jpg)
No.1 The prop
http://www.neox.to/skytree/skytree20101027_02s.jpg (http://www.neox.to/skytree/skytree20101027_02.jpg)
No.2 The prop
http://www.neox.to/skytree/skytree20101027_03s.jpg (http://www.neox.to/skytree/skytree20101027_03.jpg) http://www.neox.to/skytree/skytree20101027_04s.jpg (http://www.neox.to/skytree/skytree20101027_04.jpg)
No.3 The prop
http://www.neox.to/skytree/skytree20101027_05s.jpg (http://www.neox.to/skytree/skytree20101027_05.jpg) http://www.neox.to/skytree/skytree20101027_06s.jpg (http://www.neox.to/skytree/skytree20101027_06.jpg) http://www.neox.to/skytree/skytree20101027_07s.jpg (http://www.neox.to/skytree/skytree20101027_07.jpg) http://www.neox.to/skytree/skytree20101027_08s.jpg (http://www.neox.to/skytree/skytree20101027_08.jpg)
No.4 The prop
http://www.neox.to/skytree/skytree20101027_09s.jpg (http://www.neox.to/skytree/skytree20101027_09.jpg) http://www.neox.to/skytree/skytree20101027_10s.jpg (http://www.neox.to/skytree/skytree20101027_10.jpg) http://www.neox.to/skytree/skytree20101027_11s.jpg (http://www.neox.to/skytree/skytree20101027_11.jpg)

Yess!!! Thank you for the pictures

:drool:
Love it!

:shocked: Huge...

great tower! :drool::master:

This just totally dwarfs everything else around it. Amazing pics.

Thanks a lot for those funktastic pictures and videos!! :cheers1:
You guys really deserve a big :okay:

I am wodering though... is the space between the two taller tower cranes and the core of the tower enough to fit the second pot in?
Or will the outer part of the second pod be constructed around the tower cranes somehow since they could go through the grid structure of the tower?
Does anyone know?

Cool development :banana:

Japanese kept the balance between nature and urbanism very very well. One of a kind indeed! :okay:

Nice shots and a great video!

Great updates as always everyone! :cheers:

I am wodering though... is the space between the two taller tower cranes and the core of the tower enough to fit the second pot in?
Or will the outer part of the second pod be constructed around the tower cranes somehow since they could go through the grid structure of the tower?
Does anyone know?
It should fit, it's not as wide as the 1st one and the cranes are standing further from the tower then it appears in most pictures.

If they would construct the pod around the tower cranes it would become virtually impossible to dissemble them when the tower is finished. It could be done with a smaller on the top of the 2nd pod, but I don't think that it will be able to take down all the crane parts between the 1st and 2nd pod. It's also very impractical since the cranes will be needed on the top for the spire long after the 2nd pod is finished.

One night shot to finish the post.

http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/1039/b5b52446.jpg
blog.livedoor.jp/yoshiakihi-diet/

its going to be one impressive tower. Finally a true landmark for Tokyo!

:drool:
Love it!

+1! Amazing :D

UGLIEST BUILDING EVER...............

All those triangular frames really make it looks quake-safe...:)

10/28 quick blog update

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UGLIEST BUILDING EVER...............

Some Chinese tend to blindly criticize anything related to Japan.
That's just ridiculous.:ohno:

There a typhoon heading straight for Tokyo - about 3 days away so plenty of time for the forecast to be completely wrong ....

Oh, and coldest October day in 72 years today. 10 degrees in Tokyo so must have been pretty chilly up there. Mother nature getting more and more angry as the years go by - the TST might have a test ahead of it soon.

Some Chinese tend to blindly criticize anything related to Japan.
That's just ridiculous.:ohno:

AHAHAHAHAHHAHAAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHA
I'M NOT CHINESE!
I'M ITALIAN!
I STUDY ARCHITECTURE!
THIS IS NOT ARCHITECTURE!
THIS IS JUST IRON, STEEL AND MONEY... PUT TOGETHER!
NOT EVEN DESIGN!
EVEN A CHILD COULD DRAW SUCH THING...

He studies architecture but does not know the difference between a building and a tower. Don't architecture schools have entrance qualifications, or did he get a scholarship as a football player, like Forrest Gump?

He studies architecture but does not know the difference between a building and a tower. Don't architecture schools have entrance qualifications, or did he get a scholarship as a football player, like Forrest Gump?


I know the diff.
I'll be clearer next time!
dont' judge people please!!!
you're unpolite!

anyway it is UGLY!!!

The first post of the article needs to be corrected. While the title mentions the height of the tower as 634m, the post content reads 610m.:bash:

You go around making ridiculous claims in ALL CAPS and don't want people to judge you? Right...

it's probably the tallest building in Japan

Some very important news.

The official character for the Tokyo Sky Tree has been introduced to the public.

Everybody, please allow me to introduce...

Sorakara-chan
「ソラカラちゃん」

http://img714.imageshack.us/img714/4032/001lmk.jpg

http://img826.imageshack.us/img826/8978/img565196175479700.jpg


Her own website.
http://www.sorakara-chan.jp/

And her weblog
http://ameblo.jp/sorakara-chan/

And she has 2 friends.

Teppenpen & Sukobururu
「テッペンペン」&「スコブルブル」

http://img3.imageshack.us/img3/9903/img565196175479701.jpg


And I guess every will be wondering what happened to Oshinarikun...

http://img51.imageshack.us/img51/1416/hikone02.jpg

Well let me tell you, he's the official character for the shopping streets around the Sky Tree and not for the tower itself. He's alive and kicking being very active promoting Oshiage and Narihirabashi. And even though he's a bit sad that he didn't win the Japan Character Popularity Contest 2010 he's still very happy that he has a new Sky Tree friend.

wow, it's almost finished!

it's probably the tallest building in Japan
Its already the tallest structure ever built in Japan

The whole mascots thing is slightly disturbing.

anyway it is UGLY!!!

It's not the most beautiful building in the world but it's not ugly either, it's just more functional than most of the current U/C supertalls, it will become an icon just because of its height and location.


The whole mascots thing is slightly disturbing.

Not as disturbing as those Japanese game shows, that's for sure.

Not as disturbing as those Japanese game shows, that's for sure.

You mean like Takeshis Castle on challenge TV? I like them and they are not disturbing, in fact I find them quite entertaining. If you mean something else, nevermind.

The whole mascots thing is slightly disturbing.

http://anonymousradioshow.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/japan_weird_shit.jpg

:)

There was a manga-style drawing I saw a few months ago - that was more mature and elegant, would have liked to see her as the official 'mascot' or emblem for the Tokyo Sky Tree.

I think this tower has a ver very very simple design... but the main characteristic of this is the structure and the material that is used... there are not buildings constructed with that "cylinders" (I think only Guanghzou TV Tower and other few buildings)...

I think thats the attractive of the design in the tower.

And altoght it's not as beautiful like a Calatrava's design... it's not so bad at all I think...

AHAHAHAHAHHAHAAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHA
I'M NOT CHINESE!
I'M ITALIAN!
I STUDY ARCHITECTURE!
THIS IS NOT ARCHITECTURE!
THIS IS JUST IRON, STEEL AND MONEY... PUT TOGETHER!
NOT EVEN DESIGN!
EVEN A CHILD COULD DRAW SUCH THING...

I guess you're unaware of the challenges which must be faced with designing a 634 meters tall tower on a highly earthquake-prone land, aren't you?

And, by the way, this is a communication tower and an observation point, more or less like the Guangzhou tower or the Tour Eiffel. They pretty much look alike, as they're made of steel and concrete (well, the Tour mainly steel). I think it'd be quite hard to made such a tower out of bamboo sticks, don't you agree?

You mean like Takeshis Castle on challenge TV? I like them and they are not disturbing, in fact I find them quite entertaining. If you mean something else, nevermind.

Hah, yes, I love Takeshis Castle too!! :lol:

AHAHAHAHAHHAHAAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHA
I'M NOT CHINESE!
I'M ITALIAN!
I STUDY ARCHITECTURE!
THIS IS NOT ARCHITECTURE!
THIS IS JUST IRON, STEEL AND MONEY... PUT TOGETHER!
NOT EVEN DESIGN!
EVEN A CHILD COULD DRAW SUCH THING...

thank god you still study architecture, wich means, you can still learn something, or perhaps (wich i think is the best in this case) quit the study.

Construction please?

I'm sure there are more pieces added to the second pod. Would love to see them.

Hah, yes, I love Takeshis Castle too!! :lol:

Takeshi's castle FTW!! It's Awesome!

I guess you're unaware of the challenges which must be faced with designing a 634 meters tall tower on a highly earthquake-prone land, aren't you?

And, by the way, this is a communication tower and an observation point, more or less like the Guangzhou tower or the Tour Eiffel. They pretty much look alike, as they're made of steel and concrete (well, the Tour mainly steel). I think it'd be quite hard to made such a tower out of bamboo sticks, don't you agree?

PROGRESSO TECNOLOGICO NON CORRISPONDE AD ARCHITETTURA!
QUI NON C'è UN BEL NULLA DI POETICO!
POI... "like the Guangzhou tower or the Tour Eiffel. They pretty much look alike" se addirittura mi confondi una superficie rigata come la torre di GZ cn la torre eiffel.. siamo freschi!!!

hola! :D

Tokyo Sky Tree is a great construction like Eiffel Tower was in the 19th century. It's much better than the old Tokyo Tower which was a worse version of Eiffel Tower for me.
And after all it must be built because Tokyo needs new tower for sending digital TV signal.

AHAHAHAHAHHAHAAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHA
I'M NOT CHINESE!
I'M ITALIAN!
I STUDY ARCHITECTURE!
THIS IS NOT ARCHITECTURE!
THIS IS JUST IRON, STEEL AND MONEY... PUT TOGETHER!
NOT EVEN DESIGN!
EVEN A CHILD COULD DRAW SUCH THING...

Man.. firstly, stop yelling. Have you got stuck somewhere in the middle of rennaissance, without deep understanding how the architecture can be born? Just overwhelmed by the hole decorative style?

Man.. firstly, stop yelling. Have you got stuck somewhere in the middle of rennaissance, without deep understanding how the architecture can be born? Just overwhelmed by the hole decorative style?

No need to respond that "sdiegub" seriously, he´s just a japanese-hater troll (korean /chinese, or descendant, as he says he´s italian). Just check his post history: high praise for korean and chinese architecture and then... "Ugliest building everrrrrr". A sad person.

10/30 Typhoon update:

DREvPBB-JcQ

http://img248.imageshack.us/img248/7659/o0800106710829727219.jpg
ameblo.jp/tokyo-skytree-blog/

Yesterday, just to see how far they are with the 2nd pod.

http://img541.imageshack.us/img541/3710/101029a04.jpg
512colors.blog120.fc2.com

No need to respond that "sdiegub" seriously, he´s just a japanese-hater troll (korean /chinese, or descendant, as he says he´s italian). Just check his post history: high praise for korean and chinese architecture and then... "Ugliest building everrrrrr". A sad person.

lol

lol
Isn´t it true?
Whatever, it´s not my business

Was it a weak typhoon? No news about it on CNN, BBC etc... Nothing on Japan Times either. Their weather section didn´t note typhoon-like winds in Tokyo.

The tower is soo pretty!!! Timeless design, it'll look modern even after 200 years!!!

10/31

http://tokyo-sky-tree.up.seesaa.net/image/20101031_1.JPG

http://tokyo-sky-tree.up.seesaa.net/image/20101031_2.JPG

http://tokyo-sky-tree.up.seesaa.net/image/20101031_3.JPG

http://tokyo-sky-tree.seesaa.net/

Altough I'm live in SEOUL. I'm admire japan's city especially Tokyo.
Japan's city is perpect clean. Also japanese's national character perfect!!!!!

Though that tower is not building.. But still good.

Don't you decorated with chistmass tree. Maybe world best big christmass tree!!!!!

PROGRESSO TECNOLOGICO NON CORRISPONDE AD ARCHITETTURA!
QUI NON C'è UN BEL NULLA DI POETICO!
POI... "like the Guangzhou tower or the Tour Eiffel. They pretty much look alike" se addirittura mi confondi una superficie rigata come la torre di GZ cn la torre eiffel.. siamo freschi!!!

hola! :D

Carissimo, "poesia" è un concetto soggettivo. A te il MAXXI di Roma pare poeticissimo, a me non piacciono le sue facciate in cemento. Mentre mi piace questa torre, rende interessante un progetto che, altrimenti, non lo sarebbe. Quindi, tutto il tuo gridare si base su concetti soggettivi, forse un approccio meno urlato sarebbe necessario. Torre Eiffel, Tokyo Sky Tree, la Torre TV di Guangzhou, sono o non sono similari come struttura e come usi? Si o no?

Sorry everyone for not writing in English.

So, now that the main structure has reached maximum height, are the two large cranes going to come down so the 2nd pod can be built?

Wow the speed of that second pod...If top bit is built inside ready to jack maybe we T/O before year end?

11/01 Blog round-up

After the rain...

but first,

A new height target for the new month. From the last 3 month schedule I believed that the tower would only grow again in December. But the spire will already go up little bit this month, it should be 509m tall at the end of the month.

http://img716.imageshack.us/img716/3452/101101a10.jpg


And now some blue sky pictures.

http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/9878/101101a01.jpg

http://img233.imageshack.us/img233/3918/101101a02.jpg

http://img146.imageshack.us/img146/6623/101101a03.jpg

http://img826.imageshack.us/img826/3101/101101a04.jpg

http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/4963/101101a07.jpg

http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/4664/101101a09.jpg

http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/3390/101101a11.jpg
512colors.blog120.fc2.com/

http://img810.imageshack.us/img810/3527/img621864176156660.jpg

http://img812.imageshack.us/img812/2378/img621864176156661.jpg

http://img183.imageshack.us/img183/2017/img621864176156662.jpg

http://img168.imageshack.us/img168/5629/img621864176156663.jpg

Compare this with the model in the Tobu World Square theme park

http://img202.imageshack.us/img202/6742/img621864176156666.jpg
blogs.yahoo.co.jp/masatoshi0102

I noticed on this last group of photos that there's still quite a bit of room between the cranes and the second observation deck so I'm assuming that they'll stay in place until it's completed (please correct me if I'm wrong). On earlier photos it appeared as though the cranes were practically touching the second deck but it must have just been the angle that the photo was taken from. I can't wait to see the spire start rising.

Carissimo, "poesia" è un concetto soggettivo. A te il MAXXI di Roma pare poeticissimo, a me non piacciono le sue facciate in cemento. Mentre mi piace questa torre, rende interessante un progetto che, altrimenti, non lo sarebbe. Quindi, tutto il tuo gridare si base su concetti soggettivi, forse un approccio meno urlato sarebbe necessario. Torre Eiffel, Tokyo Sky Tree, la Torre TV di Guangzhou, sono o non sono similari come struttura e come usi? Si o no?

Sorry everyone for not writing in English.

beh... non capisco il senso di andare a rivedere i miei post per poi criticare non so cosa...
un atteggiamento meno costruttivo non lo potevi trovare.
Ho detto che questo è uno degli edifici più brutti e solo per averlo detto tutti siete andati a riguardare lo cose che scrivo?!?!?! c'è un nesso logico?

ovvio che no!
Il forum a cosa serve se le persone lo vedono come uno strumento per offendere gli altri!?
Io ho espresso la mia idea e qui mi è stato detto di cambiare università e che l'ingresso mi è stato regalato....

perché continuo a rispondere?

ps. mi dispiace che il MAXXI non abbia toccato la tua persona. Hai vissuto un'emozione in meno.

ciao

Onbashira (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onbashira)

nice, real nice. Its good to see the second pod finally being constructed

Great updates momo - surprised to see that the antenna will begin to appear. Its the tower that just keep giving! National holiday here tomorrow - Culture Day, am sure it will be busy around Oshiage.

11/03 quick blog update #1

http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/408/201011031.jpg

http://img837.imageshack.us/img837/7364/201011032.jpg

http://img169.imageshack.us/img169/5614/201011033.jpg
tokyo-sky-tree.seesaa.net/

I just can't believe how fast this is being built. Awesome!

The cladding on the first pod is moving fast now, looking great!

THanks for the updates as always momo :)

The Japanese - and the Chinese in Guangzhou - seem to be using a new form of fast construction using criss-crossing steel tubes.

I think that this kind of tower is cheaper and easier to construct than a classic building, am I right ?

To start with, Tokyo Sky Tree is a budget tower :lol:

I think that this kind of tower is cheaper and easier to construct than a classic building, am I right ?

Yes, much less expensive. The speed of construction, the lack of floors, bathrooms, lights, walls....90% of this type of tower is empty space.

That doesn't make it any less awesome!

Tokyo should definitely get a supertall building. whatever happened to Nishi-shinjuku 3-chome Office Tower. Hopefully, after the construction of this tower or by early 2011 there should be some good projects.

^^ Nishi-shinjuku 3-chome was canceled because of the lack of it's own railway station, the railway company that owns the line that runs next to the site didn't want to open a new station especially for this project. And that was needed to get permission for the construction.

But at last day of this month the new tallest building for Tokyo will go U/C, the 255m high "Loop Line 2 - Zone III" building. (still waiting for a better name, although this is already much better then the full project name).

More info on all high rise construction in Tokyo:
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/forumdisplay.php?f=2663

~-^#~-^#~-^#~-^#^-~


And back to the Sky Tree, thanks to the beautiful weather on this public holiday there are enough pictures to make a couple of posts.

11/03 blog round-up #2

Usually is save the best for last, but not this time.

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http://img810.imageshack.us/img810/5628/o0800106710838770170.jpg

http://img714.imageshack.us/img714/2346/o0800106710838770171.jpg

http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/5985/o0800106710838770172.jpg
ameblo.jp/tokyo-skytree-blog/


That's it for this post, there just to many pictures for your computer to handle. I don't want to be held responsible for the overheating of your Intel Pentium processor.

Just 1 preview for the 11/03 blog round-up #3

http://img560.imageshack.us/img560/594/101103a03.jpg
512colors.blog120.fc2.com/

only miss antena and 2nd pod, as usual great pics Momo.

Thanks for the info and great pics there Momo1435

11/03 blog round-up #2

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http://img585.imageshack.us/img585/5786/101103a06.jpg

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http://img253.imageshack.us/img253/7670/101103a09.jpg

http://img202.imageshack.us/img202/751/101103a10.jpg

http://img683.imageshack.us/img683/2342/101103a11.jpg

http://img178.imageshack.us/img178/6738/101103a12.jpg
ameblo.jp/tokyo-skytree-blog/

http://img64.imageshack.us/img64/8234/img68933441662171.jpg

http://img526.imageshack.us/img526/8750/img68933441662172.jpg
blogs.yahoo.co.jp/ys_yoko068

IMHUm3mkuws

qxtIzQjRSQE

this is just amazing. the speed of building, the height :o

11/03 blog round-up #2

http://img560.imageshack.us/img560/41/101103a01.jpg

Tokyo Skytree with Mt. Fuji ! What a great shot!
About 100km away?

Beautiful tower

Amazing :omg: :applause:

Take a look at the clouds over Mt. Fuji...they look like mountains floating in an endless horizon. Just overwealming :drool:

The building it self is just a "big tall nothing but something tower thingy", but to know they can actually built something that huge, I mean just looking at the pictures, no words, just very impressive.

cheers :)

11/03 blog round-up #2
http://img253.imageshack.us/img253/7670/101103a09.jpg



Outstanding! :applause:

theyre going really fast at it. Now for a supertall clustre nearby to compliment the Skytree.

Great photos ! The first observation pod is looking very nice !

Tokyo Skytree with Mt. Fuji ! What a great shot!
About 100km away?

yes, about 105km according to Google Maps (http://maps.google.co.nz/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&t=h&msa=0&msid=118113472231523044492.00049432e57929d73756b&ll=35.565746,139.364319&spn=1.213144,2.469177&z=9)

can't wait to see the tubey thing that is going to be around the upper viewing platform.:)

so awesome! last time I saw it two months ago, but on a rainy day... so it was impossible to appreciate the height of construction. great photos, indeed, thanks!

beautiful tower...

It looked taller when the mid observation deck was on "top" :D

This tower is stunning. Can't wait to see the spire go up.

hi tokyo.. this is my first post here.. i've been watching this thread for quite some time.. thanks to momo for the great update pics, and to the diagrams.. i hope i am welcome here.. arigato..

hi burt , i can see by your join date that you have been keeping up to date with all the progress on all the projects here ,its good that you finally took the plunge and posted ,welcome aboard burt .

Hello burt.. welcome as an active poster on the forum.

11/05 blog update:

All the photographers again did their best to shoot some interesting pictures.

http://img696.imageshack.us/img696/250/101105b01.jpg

http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/8525/101105b02.jpg

http://img180.imageshack.us/img180/5808/101105b03.jpg

http://img821.imageshack.us/img821/19/101105b04.jpg

http://img535.imageshack.us/img535/9011/101105b05.jpg

http://img230.imageshack.us/img230/4985/101105b06.jpg

http://img810.imageshack.us/img810/9623/101105b07.jpg

http://img203.imageshack.us/img203/8752/101105b08.jpg
512colors.blog120.fc2.com/

http://img185.imageshack.us/img185/2532/tst20101105.jpg
runfaster.blog116.fc2.com/

A few from earlier this week

http://img543.imageshack.us/img543/11/pb030039windowofvan.jpg

http://img818.imageshack.us/img818/8501/pb030249oshiage.jpg

http://img560.imageshack.us/img560/7668/pb030332jyukkenbashiroj.jpg

http://img593.imageshack.us/img593/5414/pb030382sinnakamise.jpg

http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/9617/pb030445bunkahodokyo2.jpg

http://img130.imageshack.us/img130/5460/pb030458asakusastation.jpg

http://img146.imageshack.us/img146/8000/pb030464bunkadanchiskyt.jpg

http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/2798/pb030549jyukkenbashidor.jpg

http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/4426/pb030609yukokukyoujima.jpg
a-nobusan.cocolog-nifty.com/blog/

hi burt , i can see by your join date that you have been keeping up to date with all the progress on all the projects here ,its good that you finally took the plunge and posted ,welcome aboard burt .

yeah finally and i'm happy bout it... btw do i do multiple replies in one post.. tnxx..

tnx to momo also for welcoming me..

I can't imagine this tower in any other city. Great landmark for Tokyo! We'll be seeing this in future anime series.

^^ I know it already made it manga debut, and it probably also already made it into a anime.

11/06 blog update #1:

http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/3656/o0800106710843362111.jpg
ameblo.jp/tokyo-skytree-blog/

It looks like the top of the spire is now being put together at the base of the tower.

http://img577.imageshack.us/img577/8725/o0800060010838767876.jpg

http://img230.imageshack.us/img230/4595/o0800060010843362101.jpg

http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/8580/o0800060010843362243.jpg

This will be put on top of the spire that is now waiting to be hoisted up inside of the core.

http://img560.imageshack.us/img560/4047/o0800055310843362100.jpg
ameblo.jp/tokyo-skytree-blog/

http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/9131/o0800106710843146774.jpg

http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/6180/o0800106710843146775.jpg
ameblo.jp/nzmst/

Congratulations! 2nd Tallest structure in the world when done.

wow!beautiful!!:)

they should tallest structures in the world not by category eg. buildings and towers but structure as a whole.. IMO:

This building is amazing !!! :bow::master::drool:

Here's a shot I took of the skyline from the new international terminal at Haneda Airport. Can anyone spot the Sky Tree?

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4065/5151106868_b71824a8a8_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/minamitek/5151106868/)
Haneda_skyline (http://www.flickr.com/photos/minamitek/5151106868/) by south (http://www.flickr.com/people/minamitek/), on Flickr

^^ I know it already made it manga debut, and it probably also already made it into a anime.

11/06 blog update #1:

http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/3656/o0800106710843362111.jpg
ameblo.jp/tokyo-skytree-blog/



amazing :cheers:





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Photo 06-Nov 2010
497m
Sunset

http://www.neox.to/skytree/skytree20101106_01s.jpg (http://www.neox.to/skytree/skytree20101106_01.jpg) http://www.neox.to/skytree/skytree20101106_02s.jpg (http://www.neox.to/skytree/skytree20101106_02.jpg) http://www.neox.to/skytree/skytree20101106_03s.jpg (http://www.neox.to/skytree/skytree20101106_03.jpg) http://www.neox.to/skytree/skytree20101106_04s.jpg (http://www.neox.to/skytree/skytree20101106_04.jpg) http://www.neox.to/skytree/skytree20101106_05s.jpg (http://www.neox.to/skytree/skytree20101106_05.jpg) http://www.neox.to/skytree/skytree20101106_06s.jpg (http://www.neox.to/skytree/skytree20101106_06.jpg) http://www.neox.to/skytree/skytree20101106_07s.jpg (http://www.neox.to/skytree/skytree20101106_07.jpg)

Mt.Fuji and Sun, skytree!
http://www.neox.to/skytree/skytree20101106_08s.jpg (http://www.neox.to/skytree/skytree20101106_08.jpg) http://www.neox.to/skytree/skytree20101106_09s.jpg (http://www.neox.to/skytree/skytree20101106_09.jpg)

http://www.neox.to/skytree/skytree20101106_10s.jpg (http://www.neox.to/skytree/skytree20101106_10.jpg)

http://www.neox.to/skytree/skytree20101106_11s.jpg (http://www.neox.to/skytree/skytree20101106_11.jpg) http://www.neox.to/skytree/skytree20101106_12s.jpg (http://www.neox.to/skytree/skytree20101106_12.jpg)

Location shooting
http://maps.google.co.jp/maps?q=35.720831,139.843768&num=1&brcurrent=3,0x60188f528bec3ceb:0x37b6b03d1ad8ac23,0&ie=UTF8&ll=35.720825,139.842707&spn=0.002343,0.005692&z=18

woOOoOW :)

This picture is a figure expected after the skytree-tower opened Mar 2012.

http://www.neox.to/skytree/sky20101106_17.jpg (http://www.neox.to/skytree/sky20101106_17.jpg)

http://www.neox.to/skytree/sky20101106_14.jpg (http://www.neox.to/skytree/sky20101106_14.jpg)

http://www.neox.to/skytree/sky20101106_15.jpg (http://www.neox.to/skytree/sky20101106_15.jpg)

http://www.neox.to/skytree/sky20101106_16.jpg (http://www.neox.to/skytree/sky20101106_16.jpg)

http://www.neox.to/skytree/sky20101106_18.jpg (http://www.neox.to/skytree/sky20101106_18.jpg)

wow that looks very nice, i still am not sure if i like this tower or canton tower more, i think it's a tie

Awesome! :drool:

^^ I know it already made it manga debut, and it probably also already made it into a anime.


I can't wait to see that, just for the fun of it :)

11/08 Blog update

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http://img266.imageshack.us/img266/5079/101108a03.jpg
512colors.blog120.fc2.com/

ydyxU1rbF6o

Another great update!!

I just wish that there were some more wallpaper sized (1920-1200 pix) images... :(

http://img837.imageshack.us/img837/3774/122072631c74.jpg

http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/7456/1220749a9896.jpg

http://img507.imageshack.us/img507/1549/1220767f84b5.jpg

http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/8854/12207525522a.jpg

http://img576.imageshack.us/img576/8607/1220780b1ef3.jpg

http://img838.imageshack.us/img838/2369/dsc3084.jpg

http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/2575/dsc3044cf2be.jpg

http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/6484/dsc30437ff7fm.jpg

Source: http://thankyou2200.blog.so-net.ne.jp/ (http://thankyou2200.blog.so-net.ne.jp/2010-11-05)

the building on the right is growing fast as well.. what is its intended height?

160 m

11/09 night blog update:


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http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/7358/o0800060010850570515.jpg

http://img607.imageshack.us/img607/9706/o0800060010850570516.jpg

http://img440.imageshack.us/img440/6493/o0800151710850570683.jpg
ameblo.jp/tokyo-skytree-blog/

oh my godness magnificent building very quickly.

Other-worldly!

I love it! It's like a rocket :)

The upper pod seems to be going slowly. Are they focusing on the spire at the moment?

11/11 Blog Update

The 2nd pod is indeed going a bit slow right now. I asume that they are focusing on the top of the tower now and that doesn't necessarily has to be for the spire.

The 1st pod on the other hand is quickly getting it's skin.

http://img560.imageshack.us/img560/2928/img565195177703690.jpg

http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/6438/img565195177703691.jpg

http://img337.imageshack.us/img337/2791/img565195177703692.jpg
blogs.yahoo.co.jp/masatoshi0102/


http://img507.imageshack.us/img507/2792/101111a01.jpg

http://img200.imageshack.us/img200/1111/101111a04.jpg

http://img826.imageshack.us/img826/7227/101111a05.jpg

http://img607.imageshack.us/img607/2355/101111a06.jpg
512colors.blog120.fc2.com/

fantastic pictures all here above!! :okay:

I still had a few from my trip early october (9 till 15tt oktober), so mine are a bit older! :) Sorry for that! :)

1.
http://www.skyscrapers.nl/tokyo2010/Tokyo_002.jpg

2.
http://www.skyscrapers.nl/tokyo2010/Tokyo_010.jpg

3.
http://www.skyscrapers.nl/tokyo2010/Tokyo_013.jpg

4.
http://www.skyscrapers.nl/tokyo2010/Tokyo_014.jpg

5.
http://www.skyscrapers.nl/tokyo2010/Tokyo_016.jpg

6.
http://www.skyscrapers.nl/tokyo2010/Tokyo_020.jpg

7.
http://www.skyscrapers.nl/tokyo2010/Tokyo_079.jpg

8.
http://www.skyscrapers.nl/tokyo2010/Tokyo_080.jpg

9.
http://www.skyscrapers.nl/tokyo2010/Tokyo_089.jpg

10.
http://www.skyscrapers.nl/tokyo2010/Tokyo_098.jpg

11.
http://www.skyscrapers.nl/tokyo2010/Tokyo_131.jpg

12.
http://www.skyscrapers.nl/tokyo2010/Tokyo_139.jpg

13.
http://www.skyscrapers.nl/tokyo2010/Tokyo_140.jpg

14.
http://www.skyscrapers.nl/tokyo2010/Tokyo_217.jpg

What a great and impressive tower I say!, huge building site in all also! :)

11/11

http://tokyo-sky-tree.up.seesaa.net/image/20101112_1.JPG

http://tokyo-sky-tree.up.seesaa.net/image/20101112_2.JPG

http://tokyo-sky-tree.seesaa.net/

Nice staff, thanks for sharing !

11/13 blog round-up

http://img641.imageshack.us/img641/1783/tst201011131.jpg

http://img543.imageshack.us/img543/9137/tst201011133.jpg

http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/8991/tst201011135.jpg
runfaster.blog116.fc2.com/


I think that the work on the 2nd pod will continue this week.

http://img176.imageshack.us/img176/6987/o0800060010856599039.jpg
ameblo.jp/tokyo-skytree-blog/

http://img169.imageshack.us/img169/9808/1011130019.jpg
tokyo2ndtower.cocolog-nifty.com/blog/

Meanwhile a lot of parts were lifted to the top.

This looks like a temporary cover for the hole of the core on the top.

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Also pieces that appear to be for the absolute highest point of the completed building, the top of the spire that will be put on top of the rest the of the spire that is now inside of the core.

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i usually hate when they have these types of towers inside of real cities.....its cool in vegas thats about it even the cn tower looks out of place, but this building looks great i think its the non ufo look to it.

awesome project!!!!!


If only I could afford to visit Tokyo :cry:

awesome project!!!!!
true ;3

人間の技術力に限界などないのだっ！
次は1000m超が見たいな

It's worse tha the Gueangzhou tower :(

It's worse tha the Gueangzhou tower :( Admit it, you're just envious! you dont have any of that f*ckn tower in england:lol:

Great tower! I can't wait for the antenna!
But I have a question - At which height does the second observation pod start? I think 470 m? Is that correct? And at which height is the roof of this observation pod?

The second lobby is at 450m.

Admit it, you're just envious! you dont have any of that f*ckn tower in england:lol:

It's not a teenager chat so be serious.

I don't like this kind of towers. Can I write my opinion here or I need to ask your permission?

Try tu build a skyscraper I like and I'll write that I love it.:banana:

^ your entitled to your opinion but many if not most people would disagree with you.

when is this tower planned to be finished

^^ December 2011, but it will open in Spring 2012.


11/14 blog round-up

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Am I only person here don't like Tokyo Sky Tree cladding? It looks cheap and too 70's. I like the tower itself but they could come up with shining blue glass cladding to make it stand out. Tokyo deserves better than this.

CrazyAboutCities wrote:
Am I only person here don't like Tokyo Sky Tree cladding?
No, I think there's some guy in Ohio who doesn't like it either but the rest of us all like it.:)
Seriously though, I guess it's just a matter of personal taste. I like everything about the Sky Tree and I've been watching this thread more than any other. The skill to design and construct something this complex is a tribute to Japanese know how.