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Tokyo Skytree
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Tokyo Skytree
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Tokyo Skytree
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Tokyo Skytree
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Tokyo Skytree
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Tokyo Sky Tree under construction at a height of 559 m. The tower tip tuned mass damper room, four 4-layer of digital terrestrial television (ISDB-T) antennas and craning mast of tower cranes are covered by net to prevent to drop off the lump of fallen and cumulated snow on pedestrian on the ground
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Tokyo Sky Tree under construction at a height of 497 m. Assembly of the main tower section was completed on 23 October 2010. The gain antenna will then be raised, taking the height to 634 m.　Initial assembly of the supports for the 2nd observatory started on 27 October 2010
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Tokyo Sky Tree view, under construction, reached to 398 meters on 29 May 2010. To start assemble the first observatory by structural steel at the height of 368m on 5 May 2010 and completed by about 4 July 2010. Four tower crane configuration begins from 2 July 2010 on the roof of first observatory, added one more crane to the three crane system. Photo taken at tower height of 398m (remain unchanged since 29 May 2010)
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General Information

Other name(s): 東京スカイツリー (Tōkyō Sukaitsurī)
Beginning of works: 14 July 2008
Completion: 29 February 2012
Status: in use

Project Type

Structure: Truss tower
Function / usage: Television transmission tower
VHF/UHF transmitter

Location

Location: , , ,
Coordinates: 35° 42' 36.50" N    139° 48' 39" E
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Technical Information

Dimensions

total height 634 m
elevators number 13

Materials

central core reinforced concrete
exterior structure steel

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Participants

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Relevant Publications

  • Konishi, Atsuo / Watanabe, Kazunari / Nakanishi, Norio / Esaka, Yoshitsato (2011): Structural Design of Tokyo Sky Tree. Presented at: 35th Annual Symposium of IABSE / 52nd Annual Symposium of IASS / 6th International Conference on Space Structures: Taller, Longer, Lighter - Meeting growing demand with limited resources, London, United Kingdom, September 2011.
  • About this
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  • Structure-ID
    20049226
  • Published on:
    01/12/2009
  • Last updated on:
    21/01/2018
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