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  2. List of visionary tall buildings and structures - Wikipedia

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    Tokyo Tower of Babel [15] 10 km (33,000 ft) 1992 Arcology: Mixed use Japan Tokyo: Would house roughly 30 million people and take 100–150 years to build. The cost would be around ¥3 quadrillion ($22 trillion). 1000+ Arconic Tower (Jetsons Tower) 4.8 km (16,000 ft) 2017 Skyscraper: Mixed use United States San Francisco

  3. X-Seed 4000 - Wikipedia

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    The Shimizu Mega-City Pyramid (also planned for Tokyo, Japan) faces most of the same problems as the X-Seed. Other projects that, if built, could be in the top five human-made structures are the Ultima Tower of 3,218 metres (10,558 ft) in San Francisco , Dubai City Tower of 2,400 metres (7,900 ft) and the Bionic Tower of 1,228 metres (4,029 ft ...

  4. Tokyo Tower - Wikipedia

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    Though it is taller than the Eiffel Tower, Tokyo Tower weighs about 4,000 tons, 3,300 less than the Eiffel Tower [12] as it is significantly thinner and simpler in construction. It was opened to the public on 23 December 1958 at a final cost of ¥2.8 billion ($8.4 million in 1958). [10] [13] Tokyo Tower was mortgaged for ¥10 billion in 2000. [14]

  5. List of tallest structures in Tokyo - Wikipedia

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    [5] [7] The second-tallest structure in Tokyo is the 333-metre-tall (1,092 feet) Tokyo Tower, a lattice tower completed in 1958. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] The tallest building and third-tallest overall structure is the 325-metre-tall (1,068 feet) Azabudai Hills Mori JP Tower , completed in 2023 and being Tokyo's only supertall skyscraper .

  6. Tachū Naitō - Wikipedia

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    Naitō designed many broadcasting towers as well, the Nagoya TV Tower in 1954, the Tsutenkaku in 1956, the Sapporo TV Tower and Beppu Tower in 1957, and the Tokyo Tower in 1958. Naitō held many positions and was recognized with many awards throughout his career. In 1938, he became the chairman of the Japan Welding Society.

  7. The winner of a prestigious Japanese literary award has ...

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    The author then confirmed at a press conference that around 5% of her book “The Tokyo Tower of Sympathy” — which was lauded by committee members as “practically flawless” — was word ...

  8. Tower of Babel - Wikipedia

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    The phrase "Tower of Babel" does not appear in Genesis nor elsewhere in the Bible; it is always "the city and the tower" [c] or just "the city". [ d ] The original derivation of the name Babel, which is the Hebrew name for Babylon , is uncertain.

  9. Audit finds Tokyo Olympic costs 20% higher than announced

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    The cost of the delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics is 20% higher than organizers said when they announced officials figures more than a year ago, according to a report by the Board of Audit of Japan.