土曜日, 11月 05, 2005
Tokyo Tower Facts
- 333 meter. Height of the Tower. Since the opening in 1958, the Tokyo Tower has been the world's tallest self-supporting steel tower. The Eiffel Tower in Paris is 320 m high.
- 4,000t. The Tokyo Tower weighs about 4,000 tons. It is much lighter than the Eiffel Tower which is 7,000 tons; a result of remarkable advance in steel manufacturing and construction technology.
- 140drums. Paint used for the Tower was 28,000liters equal to 140 drums. The Tower is painted in white and orange according to aviation safety regulations.
- 23broadcasting signals. This is the number of broadcast waves that Tokyo Tower is transmitting. Among them, 14 are analog waves and 9 are digital waves, which shows that most broadcast stations in Tokyo are transmitting their waves from this Tower.
- 176lights. 176 floodlights installed in various parts light up the Tower. The Tower is illuminated with an orange light in winter (as shown in the picture) and white incandescent light in summer (which means I should come back in summer to capture that one!), delighting the visitors and passersby.
- Akabanebashi. If you're very fond of Oedo line (not the way this station sounds ^o^) like me. Get off Akabanebashi, take street on your right. To have a more romantic and private view of the Tower, recommend dropping by the Zojoji Temple first. Before making a left to the Tower's 2nd floor entrance, there's a small stairs that will lead you to the Zojoji Temple, take it! Especially if you have someone to HHWW hahahahah...Or if you wanna pour your heart out, this park is also a good place to bury your head and let those silly tears fall down :)
# posted by Unknown : 10:08 午後
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