Thu, 03/01/2012 - 15:24 — Anonymous by CNNGo staffHard to miss -- Tokyo Sky
Tree opens for visitors in May 2012 after a mere two-month delay.Two months
late and 634 meters high, Tokyo's Sky Tree, officially the world's
tallest tower, was completed yesterday, February 29, 2012. Construction was
delayed after the March 2011 earthquake affected supplies to the site,
according to a spokesperson talking to theage.com.au. The new building,
construction of which began in July 2008, supersedes China's Canton Tower
(600 meters high) as the world's tallest tower, but is still nearly 200
meters shy of Dubai's 830-meter Burj Khalifa, the tallest manmade structure
ever built. The Tokyo Sky Tree, which cost approximately ¥65 billion (US$806
million), will provide services for digital radio and TV transmission as well
as an aquarium, a theater, academic institutes and regional heating and
cooling facilities. It will also give visitors a chance to gaze across the
city.read more
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