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Tokyo Skytree

Monuments, Towers and Commemorative Structures

Tokyo Skytree stands in the Sumida ward of Tokyo, completed in 2012 as a broadcasting and observation tower built to replace Tokyo Tower as the region's primary digital television transmitter once surrounding high-rises began to block its signal. At 634 meters it is the tallest tower in the world and today ranks as the third-tallest structure of any kind, after the Burj Khalifa and Merdeka 118. Its tapering, three-sided lattice form draws on the design of traditional Japanese pagodas and was engineered with a central shock-absorbing column intended to reduce sway during earthquakes and typhoons. Two observation decks, at roughly 350 and 450 meters, give visitors panoramic views of Tokyo and, on clear days, Mount Fuji.

Facts
Building Type
Broadcasting and observation tower 1
Location
Sumida, Tokyo, Japan 1
Completed Year
2012 2
Height (m)
634 1
Classification
Standing Status
Standing 1
Building Type
Building Type (category)
Tower 1
Connections

Has Building Type

Tower, Concepts

Entity-backed identity for the building-type enum value this building already carries, resolved to an architecture concept by an explicit value-to-entity map (phase 3 bucket conversion, docs\design_entity_backed_browse_buckets_20260928.md). The building-type fact itself stays on the building unchanged.

In Style

Neo-Futurism, Styles and Movements
Source Tokyo Skytree - Wikipedia
In the Other Atlases
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Japan, located there.
Sources
1. Tokyo Skytree - Wikipedia
  • Lead section, type
    a broadcasting and observation tower
  • Lead section, location
    located in Sumida, Tokyo, Japan
  • Lead section, completion
    Skytree was completed on Leap Day, 29 February 2012
  • Lead section, height
    reached its full height of 634 metres (2,080 feet)
  • Entity description and the lead/infobox of the Wikipedia article
    Tokyo Skytree stands in the Sumida ward of Tokyo, completed in 2012 as a broadcasting and observation tower built to replace Tokyo Tower as the region's primary digital television transmitter once surrounding high-rises began to block its signal. At 634 meters it is the tallest tower in the world and today ranks as the third-tallest structure of any kind, after the Burj Khalifa and Merdeka 118. Its tapering, three-sided lattice form draws on the design of traditional Japanese pagodas and was engineered with a central shock-absorbing column intended to reduce sway during earthquakes and typhoons. Two observation decks, at roughly 350 and 450 meters, give visitors panoramic views of Tokyo and, on clear days, Mount Fuji.
  • In Style: Neo-Futurism, infobox architectural_style field: Neo-futurism
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2. Wikidata: Tokyo Skytree
  • Wikidata Q57965, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Wikidata Q57965, P571 claim (w-bbfill-artsarchag-0926)
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