grungy-gonads 54 Posted March 27, 2006 Share Posted March 27, 2006 Near where I work. Oh goody. http://au.biz.yahoo.com/060326/5/mcxl.html Plans are underway to build the world's tallest tower in Tokyo, about 600 meters (1,970 feet) high, in a derelict railway yard, press reports have said. Japan's six broadcasting networks have selected a former freight shunting yard as the site for New Tokyo Tower which will become their radio and television transmitter tower by 2010, the reports said. Link to post Share on other sites
wakaran 1 Posted March 27, 2006 Share Posted March 27, 2006 Aren't you proud gg? Link to post Share on other sites
xxx 2 Posted March 28, 2006 Share Posted March 28, 2006 I hope they secure it real well. Link to post Share on other sites
gamera 0 Posted March 28, 2006 Share Posted March 28, 2006 I don't think I will go to the top. Too scary for an acrophobia person. Link to post Share on other sites
Davo 1 Posted March 29, 2006 Share Posted March 29, 2006 Why don't they build a park instead? I guess Tokyo isn't as bad as Osaka in this sense though. Osaka essentially has almost no parks, and I would have liked to have seen them build a central city park in Umeda. Instead they're turning the big JR freightyards into a robotics center amongst other things. Link to post Share on other sites
rach 1 Posted March 29, 2006 Share Posted March 29, 2006 I wonder why. Don't suppose parks create much money (for our lets healthy social living). Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted March 29, 2006 Share Posted March 29, 2006 The current Tokyo Tower is a TV transmitter and it isn't tall enough to reach over other buildings. The new tower, besides being a big rampant erection in the heart of Japan, will meet everybody's needs for Downtown, Sanma, and a glittering parade of pop-stars saying 'Yorishiku onegaishimasu' for ten minutes to that bloke with dark glasses. Link to post Share on other sites
number9 0 Posted March 30, 2006 Share Posted March 30, 2006 I just read the link. The 800 meter building to be opened in 2008 in Dubai sounds cool. Anyways, I guess the New Tokyo Tower allows/complements the switchover to complete digital broadcasts. Wonder what will happen to the current Tokyo Tower site.. Link to post Share on other sites
NoFakie 45 Posted March 30, 2006 Share Posted March 30, 2006 Quote: Originally posted by Ocean11: a big rampant erection in the heart of Japan, The people behind Roppongi Hills have plans for a "John Holmes". http://dsc.discovery.com/convergence/engineering/skycity/interactive/interactive.html Link to post Share on other sites
rach 1 Posted March 30, 2006 Share Posted March 30, 2006 I saw a documentary on that Sky City a couple of years back, probably on Discovery. It looks --- big! I'm sure I read that the current Tokyo Tower will stay. Link to post Share on other sites
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