![]() However, it won't have to worry about accidental airplane collisions, as man no longer control the skies.Īfter a month of surviving, the tower is already starting to face problems. The Tokyo earthquakes imminent in the city can cause damage to the tower, as well as possible fires and storms, which can damage tower supports. The building itself faces many challenges, despite it being energy efficient. Because of the excess energy gathered by those, the Tokyo Tower of Babel is still powered on after 5 days, while most other buildings around the world fall to the darkness. The underground portion is made for parking, power generating, and power plants. The highest parts are held for industrial, experimental research, and base facilities, while the top part is made for space exploration and solar energy. The 1-3 km parts were designed for office and hotel facilities, while the 3-6 km floors were for education, administration, and leisure facilities. The many purposes of the floors were mainly for housing and commercial use. For now, it stands as the tallest building on Earth, but for how long? Its design, mainly made of "suction cup-like" structures on land, connecting to the upper floors that are similar in design, which connect to the higher floors, all kept safe by a tall, wide support in the center, making high stability for a tall structure like this. Being on land, it doesn't face the risk of faster corrosion, like the Shimizu Mega-City Pyramid or X-Seed 4000. There are reduced rates for students and children under the age of 4 are free.Built on land, the Tokyo Tower of Babel stands 10 kilometers high into the sky, with many of its floors made for several different purposes. It may be a tourist trap but Tokyo Tower is definitely worth visiting. It’s a Japanese tradition to bring back omiyage (souvenirs for friends and family) when you visit somewhere. Obviously, this Japanese tourist attraction has a ginormous shop and lots of Tokyo Tower branded goods. I love this aspect of Tokyo – a replica Eiffel Tower from 1958 cheek by jowl with a historic temple. In fact, the main building of Zoji-ji is the oldest wooden building in Tokyo from 1622. ![]() You also appreciate the little pockets of green as well as the traditional architecture tucked in between the modern buildings.įor example, from one side of Tokyo Tower if you look straight down you will see the centuries old temple, Zoji-ji, the most important building of the Japanese Pure Land Buddhist sect. The views from the top are astounding because you can see how far Tokyo stretches and its building density. ![]() You can even climb the 600 stairs to the first observatory if you feel the elevator is for wimps! No, that wasn’t us – in case from your wondering. Tokyo Tower has two different observation decks (one at 150 meters and another at 250 meters). When we went at Halloween, there was a whole dress-up area and scenes they could pose in front of. I found it dizzying but the kids liked it. There is a glass floor that you can lie on top of (or peer down from). Tokyo Tower is also exciting for children to visit. As for the dating element, Eiffel Tower is associated with Paris, France and hence the connection to romance. It’s deliberately taller than the Eiffel Tower it was modelled on (after all what would be the point otherwise?). Although Tokyo Tower is taller than the Eiffel Tower, the advances in steel technology make it almost 1/2 its weight.Īmong the random Tokyo Tower facts is that The Tokyo Tower is super-popular with Japanese couples for date night.Tokyo Tower is actually the 13 meters taller than the Eiffel Tower.On a clear day, you can see as far as Mt. ![]()
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