Wednesday, May 23, 2012

The World's Tallest Tower

Hey guys! have you ever heard about Tokyo Skytree?

So, Tokyo Skytree is located in Sumida, Tokyo, Japan. It became the tallest structure in Japan in 2010 and reached its full height of 634.0 meters (2080 ft) in March 2011. It makes this tower be the tallest tower in the world displacing Canton Tower.


Tokyo Skytree is a broadcasting, restaurant, and observation tower. The construction start at 14 July 2008 and finally finish in 29 February 2012 (Completion was delayed two months from the original schedule because of a shortage of supplies due to the effects of the 2011 Japanese earthquake and tsunami.) This tower open for public in 22 May 2012, but according to the website, "Tickets from May 22 to July 10 are by Advance Reservation Only. No day tickets will be sold during this period. Day tickets will go on sale from July 11." The Tower is designed by Nikken Sekkei (one of Japanese architecture firm) and it cost 40 billion JPY (440 million USD) to build this tower.

The design was published on 24 November 2006, based on the following three concepts.
  • Fusion of futuristic design and traditional beauty of Japan,
  • Catalyst for revitalization of the city,
  • Contribution to disaster prevention "Safety and Security".






The tower has seismic proofing, including a central shaft made of reinforced concrete. The main internal pillar is attached to the outer tower structure 125 meters (410 ft) above ground. From there until 375 meters (1,230 ft) the pillar is attached to the tower frame with oil dampers, which act as cushions during an earthquake. According to the designers, the dampers can absorb 50 percent of the energy from an earthquake.

The base of the tower has a structure similar to a tripod; from a height of about 350 m (1,150 ft) and above, the tower's structure is cylindrical to withstand very strong winds.
There are observatories at 350 m (1,150 ft), with a capacity of up to 2000 people, and 450 m (1,480 ft), with a capacity of 900 people.




so, interested to visit the world's tallest tower?




Sources :
http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2012/may/22/tokyo-skytree-worlds-tallest-tower
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo_Skytree
http://www.tokyo-skytree.jp/en/index.html
http://www.obayashi.co.jp/english/special/images/SkyTreeImg02.jpg
http://dfhm2281n4poq.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/6531740029_40d15641c64.jpg
http://www.obayashi.co.jp/english/news/images/120301.jpg


TRI OCTIVIANI - 1106127941


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4 comments:

  1. ArchiesMay 23, 2012 at 6:46 AM

    octiiiii,nice article :)
    i wanna ask,what do you mean by this tower give contribution to disaster prevention as a "safety" ?thanks

    Fiska Chandra - 1106127960

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    1. ArchiesMay 26, 2012 at 12:35 PM

      Hai fishka, thank you for the comment :)

      as you can read in my article, this tower has seismic proofing and a central shaft made of reinforced concrete. So the pillar is attached to the tower frame with oil dampers, this oil dampers can act as cushions during an earthquake, the dampers can absorb 50 percent of the energy from an earthquake (accroding to the designers). And there is another type of damper is in place at the top of the tower. It means that this building is earthquake resistance. Thank you for asking :D

      Tri Octiviaini - 1106127941

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  2. ArchiesMay 23, 2012 at 9:59 PM

    Hey Octi, nice info (y) must be so interesting if we can observe from something that tall

    I'm just curious, Is there a height comparison with Monas Tower? would be more interesting if the diagram has comparison with Monas Tower ;)

    Jonathan Swift - 1106071896

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    1. ArchiesMay 26, 2012 at 1:05 PM

      Hai Jo, Thank you for the comment :D

      the height of Monas Tower is 433 ft or 132 meters, and this Tokyo Skytree height is 2080 ft or 634.0 meters. Quite far, isn't it? hehehe. There isn't comparison with Monas Tower in that diagram because that diagram just show the 7 tallest building in the world, and Monas Tower is not one of it. You can see Monas Tower is quite short compare to other tall building, right? hahaha Thank you for asking :)

      Tri Octiviani - 1106127941

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