01/06/2012

News: new tower in Tokyo

A view of Tokyo Skytree, the world's tallest broadcasting tower at 634 metres (2080 feet), in Tokyo in this photo taken by Kyodo on May 21, 2012. The tower opened to the public on Tuesday, with hundreds of people entering the tower and its large shopping mall. Picture taken May 21, 2012. Mandatory Credit REUTERS/Kyodo (JAPAN - Tags: BUSINESS CONSTRUCTION SOCIETY MEDIA TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS. MANDATORY CREDIT. JAPAN OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN JAPAN. YES

A view of Tokyo Skytree,  in Tokyo. 





On Tuesday, Tokyo opened the world's tallest broadcasting tower which stands at 634 meters (2,080ft). The tower also houses a shopping mall and an observation deck. They have named it the Tokyo Sky Tree and they have estimated that it will bring in 200,000 visitors the first day 




The 634-metre-tall Tokyo Sky Tree tower stands in eastern Tokyo

     Visitors take photos of the Tokyo Skytree at its grand opening in Tokyo, Tuesday, May 22, 2012. The world's tallest tower and Japan's biggest new landmark opened to the public on Tuesday. (AP Photo/ItJournalists walk on the 450-meter (1,476 feet)-high observation deck of the Tokyo Sky Tree during a press preview in Tokyo Tuesday, April 17, 2012. The world's tallest freestanding broadcast structureThe Tokyo Sky Tree soars in Tokyo Tuesday, April 17, 2012. The world's tallest freestanding broadcast structure that stands 634-meter (2,080 feet) will open to the public in May. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouy
World's tallest Tokyo Sky Tree tower is illuminated to mourn victims of March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami and 1945's great Tokyo air raids in Tokyo



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