TOKYO | Tokyo Sky Tree | 634 M - Pinnacle / 471 M - Roof | 32 FLOORS - Page 11

Yume-sama · #**201** Posted **Jun 17, 2010, 11:05 PM**

Here are some recent helicopter shots from June 13th

http://www.flickr.com/photos/kiyurin...57624141865053

CSABA8 · #**202** Posted **Jun 20, 2010, 5:45 PM**

Respect for all japan engeneer, who work on this project ...to build 600m high tower in earthquake danger area

Onieros · #**203** Posted **Jun 22, 2010, 10:09 AM**

Aloha and thanks Yume-sama for the recent photos! One new thing I noticed in this recent set is how massive the base of the Skytree is. Almost all of the pics are height-based and it's easy to compare the verticality of the Skytree to the rest of Sumida. The last pic really gave me a sense of scale for the Skytree's base in relation to other structures.

nlosborne3795 · #**204** Posted **Jun 30, 2010, 2:37 PM**

Awesome! I love Tokyo and this is just what they need

Yume-sama · #**205** Posted **Jul 10, 2010, 1:00 AM**

Tokyo Sky Tree dominates at sunrise

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jamesjustin/4778196118/

shakman · #**206** Posted **Jul 15, 2010, 1:56 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by CSABA8

Respect for all japan engeneer, who work on this project ...to build 600m high tower in earthquake danger area

I agree. The engineer(s) on record are IMO, have to be some the best in the World in order to accomplish something like this in one of the most active seimic area of the World

Yume-sama · #**207** Posted **Jul 15, 2010, 2:09 AM**

Unofficially, on average, Tokyo experiences 1 minor earthquake per week on a yearly basis (with the whole Country experiencing 1500 of various magnitudes per year). So, this thing has already survived nearly 100

Though, to be fair, most are barely enough to wake you up. Well, if you are used to it... I guess. When you first go back after a long time away, the first one is always a bit startling

An 80% chance of seeing an Earthquake if you stay 7 days, should not deter you from visiting, however lol

New photo time!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/kiyurino_jp/4784255082/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/kiyurino_jp/4792460597/

Sturmvogel · #**208** Posted **Jul 16, 2010, 12:16 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by Yume-sama

Tokyo Sky Tree dominates at sunrise

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jamesjustin/4778196118/

Hello new wallpaper... thanks!

Yume-sama · #**209** Posted **Jul 20, 2010, 5:15 PM**

A rare angle. A mix of the ancient, just old, and modern

http://www.flickr.com/photos/kiyurino_jp/4809998989

Zerton · #**210** Posted **Jul 21, 2010, 1:28 AM**

Quite elegant. The Japanese are great at these simple modern designs; almost every one of these towers ends up looking bad.

muppet · #**211** Posted **Jul 21, 2010, 7:46 AM**

what is that temple building in the last post, it looks big.

blade_bltz · #**212** Posted **Jul 21, 2010, 9:18 AM**

Isn't that Sensouji @ Asakusa, currently being renovated? You can see the scaffolding.

gnmpf74 · #**213** Posted **Jul 21, 2010, 5:39 PM**

Yes, it´s the Asakusa Shrine/Senso-ji Complex, you can see the Nakamise between the Trees

Yume-sama · #**214** Posted **Jul 31, 2010, 5:22 AM**

Asahi Beer is now selling a special "Tokyo Sky Tree Beer"

Asahi's famous "Golden Turd" (it really is known by that!) statue is on top of their brewery at the base of the tower~

Video:
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xe7...ebcam?start=3#

http://www.flickr.com/photos/tfm/474...n/photostream/

Yume-sama · #**215** Posted **Aug 3, 2010, 1:45 AM**

Helicopter shots from yesterday!~

http://www.flickr.com/photos/kiyurino_jp/4852304305/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/kiyurino_jp/4852303891/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/kiyurino_jp/4852306035/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/kiyurino_jp/4852308507/

JSsocal · #**216** Posted **Aug 9, 2010, 7:38 AM**

This was just posted. Very Cool, it does take a while to get into the full swing though...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lb8MU...ature=featured

Troubadour · #**217** Posted **Aug 10, 2010, 6:53 AM**

For a country with such remarkable civil engineering, Japan has an amazing lack of talent when it comes to skyscraper architecture.

Yume-sama · #**218** Posted **Aug 10, 2010, 5:03 PM**

The newer buildings look better. Though, admittedly Tokyo is not known for stunning architecture. However, recently nicer buildings have been built. Nagoya and particularly Osaka are known for having more modern "futuristic" looking buildings. In Tokyo buildings are (necessarily) really fat, and until recently, not too tall. This may change now. They'll be really fat and tall like Yokohama Landmark Tower.

The idea was to get the maximum amount of space, without building too tall due to structural concerns in an earthquake... however, understanding of how to do this better has much advanced over the last 15 - 20 years, as Tokyo Sky Tree can attest. It is also really fat and super tall

simms3_redux · #**219** Posted **Aug 12, 2010, 5:24 AM**

Tokyo is sooo cool. Inception was the best movie of the year so far me thinks, but one thing was missing: a pan of the Sky Tree in those spectacular scenes of Tokyo from the rooftops.

mrnyc · #**220** Posted **Aug 17, 2010, 6:46 AM**

tokyo: oshiage (tokyo sky tree) -- as of 8/8/2010

oshiage neighborhood is in NE Tokyo,
on the right of asakusa on this map

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo_Sky_Tree

http://www.tokyo-skytree.jp/english/

Development Schedule

Fiscal 2006
Basic design
Fiscal 2007~8
Execution design
July 2008
Start of construction
December 2011
(Scheduled) Construction completion
Spring 2012
(Scheduled) Grand opening

morning rush hour

kitajukken river

*** the sky tree is already towering over tokyo! ***