Sumida Tower
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Sumida Tower (すみだタワー Sumida-tawaa) is a proposed broadcasting tower in Sumida, Tokyo, Japan. If completed as planned, Sumida Tower would be the tallest free-standing tower in the world at 613.5m (2,001 ft), displacing the CN Tower in Toronto, and would also be the tallest man-made structure in Japan.
The Sumida Tower planning is being led by a group of six terrestrial broadcasters led by public broadcaster NHK, who plan to complete construction of the tower by 2011. The completed structure would be the highlight of a massive commercial development around Oshiage Station.
It is occasionally known as the New Tokyo Tower (新東京タワー shin-Tokyo-tawaa) to distinguish it from the existing Tokyo Tower.
[edit] External links
- Official website (in Japanese only)
- Skyscrapernews article on Sumida Tower
- Project profile at Emporis
- "Sumida-Taito picked for new Tokyo Tower site", Japan Times, March 29, 2005.
| Supertall structures (at least 300 meters in height - Other proposed structures) | |
|---|---|
| Antennas: | Alma-Ata Tower, Azeri TV Tower, Emley Moor, Europaturm, Gerbrandy Tower, Kiev TV Tower, Mumbai Television Tower, Saint Petersburg TV Tower, Sumida Tower (proposed), TV Tower Yerevan, WITI TV Tower, Zendstation Smilde |
| Bridges: | Millau Viaduct, Strait of Messina Bridge (proposed) |
| Dams: | Rogun Dam (construction), Nurek Dam, Jinping 1 Hydropower Station (construction) |
| Solar towers: | Solar Tower Buronga (proposed), Ciudad Real Torre Solar (proposed) |
| Electricity pylons: | Yangtze River Crossing |
| Oil platforms: | Petronius Platform, Baldpate Platform, Bullwinkle Platform, Troll Platform, Gullfaks C |
