|  | Tokyo Tower
東京タワー
| Status: | | | Construction Dates | | Began | 1957 | | Finished | 1958 | | Floor Count | 6 |
|  | | Building Uses | | - communication | | - observation | | Structural Types | | - tower | | - lowrise | | - truss tower | | Materials | | - steel |
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| | Heights | | Value | | Source / Comments | | | | Antenna | | 1092 ft | | | | | | | | | | Base of antenna | | 833 ft | | promotional brochure | | | | | | | | Special observatory | | 738 ft | | promotional brochure | | | | | | | | Main observatory | | 410 ft | | promotional brochure | | | | | | | | Top of lower arch | | 115 ft | | promotional brochure | | | | | | | | Base building | | 66 ft | | promotional brochure | | | | | |
Description
• Architects: Nikken Sekkei Ltd., Tachu Naito
• World's tallest truss tower until 1973.
• Member of "World Federation of Great Towers".
• Although the official website claims a height of 150 m for the main observatory and 250 m for the special observatory, an old Tokyo Tower brochure displaying the various dimensions of the tower, along with careful visual observation, indicate heights of 125 m and 225 m respectively.
• The width of the base is 80 m (source: promotional brochure).
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