The Magnificent Tokyo Sky Tree, World's Tallest Tower, Tokyo, Japan | Tokyo
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Tokyo Sky Tree is located in Sumida Ward, Tokyo City, Japan. Tokyo Sky Tree is the tallest tower in the world at a height of over 600 meters (over 1800 feet). Burj Khalifa in Dubai is the tallest building in the world at a height of over 800 meters but Tokyo Sky Tree gets the distinction of being the tallest tower. Any tall structure in Japan, needs to be built with extra strength to withstand massive earthquakes that country suffers. The Tokyo Sky Tree passed this test with flying colors, when largest earth quake in Japan's history hit in March of 2011. The Sky Tree shook but stood firm. The designers and the builders attribute this strength to the way the base of the tower is built. The base of the tower has concrete and steel columns that stretch out like tree roots, which provide extreme strength to this tower. The tower officially opens in March of 2012 for visitors. When I made the video in the Fall, 2011, the workers are putting finishing touches to the area around the Tokyo Sky Tree. Hope you get a chance to visit Tokyo Sky Tree during your visits to Japan.
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What's the difference about tallest tower and tallest building?
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hell yeah!! applause for japan!! bankai senbon sakura kagiyoshi!
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Is this thing on the right, the golden turd ?
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totally true, they even have the scary robots to go with their animations like ghost in the shell
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Why is it a tree it looks more like a missile.
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You is chinese ?
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I thought burj (something with a K) was the tallest tower in the world
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The tallest tower is skytree tower. The tallest building is bujr khalifa 828M. Skytree is in the categories in tower. Bujr khalifa is in the categories in building
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Whats up with the golden sperm?
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That's over 22,000 miles! That is insane! I want to go!
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Amazing!! I want to go in! ono
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I went to the highest platform in the Tokyo Skytree (450 m) and it was breathtaking. If you ever visit Tokyo or Japan, this is a must see!!!
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It's an alright structure.
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I LOVE JAPAN <3<3<3<3
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This Tokyo Sky Tree has experienced the earth quake in march 11th 2011 underconstruction. But the tower got no damage, even sky crane too. The tower has special system. Another old super high buildings were shaked by long wave shaking. But Tokyo Sky Tree was shaked so little. This is Japnese the newest high tech for earthquake. In Japan, the higher building is the safer.
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cuz I LOVE JAPAN PEOPLE A LOT!!! SMART & RESPECT
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nothing like JAPAN
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Looks earthquake proof to me.
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doesnt look as tall as i thought it would be it doesnt look that much taller than seattles tower ot the on in vegas..this is prbably taller thn them by maybe a couple hundred feet.
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As a (terrified) kid, I watched Godzilla movies with the feeling Tokyo (being destroyed so many times!) was not much more real than Godzilla. But each time I take a look at the real city, I always really find it as spectacular as (but much cleaner!) the fictional Gotham City!