Tall Building: Tokyo Sky Tree
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What happens when you use broadcasting towers to transmit digital TV signals, but then buildings keep going up that are taller than your transmitter? Well, people don't get their TV, and that makes them mad. If you're in the U.S., the government would tell you to shove off and call a cable company. In Tokyo, they build their Sky Tree.
To guarantee the broadcast from this tower hits all of Tokyo, they decided to make it the second largest building in the world at 2,000 feet (610 meters). The only thing that could bother this guy is if the Burj Dubai grows legs and walks across Asia to snuggle. Well, that or... Godzilla.
n] to keep tabs on new projects like the Nakheel Harbour and Tower, Bahrain WTC, Honeycomb Skyscraper, Burj Dubai... in Dubai... in Pictures, CCTV and TVCC Towers, Tokyo Sky Tree, Burj Dubai (Revisited), Dancing Towers, Dynamic Tower, Dubai Towers, The Lighthouse (Paris), The Lighthouse (Dubai), Antilla, London's Super Tower, Eiffel Tower, Shuffle Tower, Full Moon, Caspian Bay, Chicago Spire, Chicago's Aqua Tower, Infinity Tower, Teardrop, Christmas Tree or the Burj Dubai.What happens when you use broadcasting towers to transmit digital TV signals, but then buildings keep going up that are taller than your transmitter? Well, people don't get their TV, and that makes them mad. If you're in the U.S., the government would tell you to shove off and call a cable company. In Tokyo, they build their Sky Tree.
To guarantee the broadcast from this tower hits all of Tokyo, they decided to make it the second largest building in the world at 2,000 feet (610 meters). The only thing that could bother this guy is if the Burj Dubai grows legs and walks across Asia to snuggle. Well, that or... Godzilla.
The top of the building is the attraction, with amazing views and the obligatory restaurant. Of course, I only envision people staring at the broadcast antenna that is delivering that beautiful HD video to the lucky residents.
It really is a tall building. Look at that. Wow. Construction started two days ago and should be completed in 2011. Cost? About 60 billion yen ($555 million). In terms of design, it's made by Tadao Ando and is supposed to represent a samurai sword (again, I don't seem to get these influences) and has a lattice work around a central core. The bottom of the building is described as a tripod shape reminiscent of the Eiffel Tower, but there are no photos to see the goods, so we'll have to wait for another HAWTaction field trip.
I can't get over how that building stands out from its surrounding squat guys. My lordie. They are taking all required steps to protect from those crazy earthquakes... which must be some serious protection. Giant protection.
My main question, though, is what will replace this in 100 years when buildings of equal size are scattered around Tokyo. (Yes, I'm hoping you all moaned, thinking, "Getting TV over radio waves in 100 years? Have some vision, man!")
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It really is a tall building. Look at that. Wow. Construction started two days ago and should be completed in 2011. Cost? About 60 billion yen ($555 million). In terms of design, it's made by Tadao Ando and is supposed to represent a samurai sword (again, I don't seem to get these influences) and has a lattice work around a central core. The bottom of the building is described as a tripod shape reminiscent of the Eiffel Tower, but there are no photos to see the goods, so we'll have to wait for another HAWTaction field trip. I can't get over how that building stands out from its surrounding squat guys. My lordie. They are taking all required steps to protect from those crazy earthquakes... which must be some serious protection. Giant protection.My main question, though, is what will replace this in 100 years when buildings of equal size are scattered around Tokyo. (Yes, I'm hoping you all moaned, thinking, "Getting TV over radio waves in 100 years? Have some vision, man!")
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That's tall. The height difference between it and the surrounding buildings is great.
Why not just get cable or satellite TV? Seems to me that half a billion dollars for HD Japanese game shows is a little overboard? Granted, its more than just a TV tower, but still...Banzai!