Tokyo Tower
General Information
Project Type
| Structure: |
Steel truss tower (free standing) |
|---|---|
| Function / usage: |
Communications mast or tower |
| Material: |
Steel tower or mast |
Location
| Location: |
Minato, Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan |
|---|---|
| Address: | Shiba-koen 4-2-8 |
| Coordinates: | 35° 39' 30.80" N 139° 44' 43.80" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| height | 333 m | |
| height to platform (1) | 150 m | |
| height to platform (2) | 250 m |
Materials
| tower |
steel
|
|---|
Notes
Inspired by the Eiffel Tower.
Participants
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (1959): La nouvelle tour de télévision de Tokyo (Japon). In: Acier = Stahl = Steel, v. 24 (November 1959), pp. 474-476.
- (2010): Seismic Retrofit of Tokyo Tower. Presented at: IABSE Symposium, Large Structures and Infrastructures for Environmentally Constrained and Urbanised Areas, Venice, 22-24 September 2010, pp. 194.
- (1996): Skyscrapers. Black Dog & Loventhal, New York (USA), pp. 76-77.
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
20000080 - Published on:
28/10/1998 - Last updated on:
26/10/2015