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Osaka Tower in Kita-ku, Osaka
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Osaka Tower (大阪タワー Ōsaka Tawā?) is an observation and radio tower built beside the headquarters of Asahi Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) in Kita-ku, Osaka, Japan. Besides functioning as a radio and television tower, it also relays radio communication for the taxi companies. Image File history File links Wiki_letter_w. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1846x2836, 3389 KB) 大阪市北区大淀南2丁目の大阪タワー。1966å¹´5月竣工。地上5階。展望台の高さ101. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1846x2836, 3389 KB) 大阪市北区大淀南2丁目の大阪タワー。1966å¹´5月竣工。地上5階。展望台の高さ101. ... Masts of the Rugby VLF transmitter in England Radio masts and towers are, typically, tall structures designed to support antennas (also known as aerials in the UK) for telecommunications and broadcasting, including television. ... Asahi Broadcasting Corporation (朝日放送株式会社, Asahi-hōsō kabushiki Gaisha) is a Japanese broadcasting station in Osaka. ... Kita (北区; -ku) is a ward of the city of Osaka in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. ... Osaka )   is the capital of Osaka Prefecture and the third-largest city in Japan, with a population of 2. ...


Form

The tower is 160 meters/525 feet high. Built in 1966, it was constructed with metal tubing in a quadratic lattice structure and has been designed to handle vibrations and a wind velocity of up to 90 meters per second. 102 meters up, there is a two story observation deck. Below this, the tower is painted in white and above it in red and white.


Function

The tower cost a total of 400 million yen and construction was finished in 1966. It has an elevator that can carry 30 persons up to the observation deck, which in turn, can accommodate 270 persons. 4000 visitors attended the inauguration. In 1979, the "Sky Studio" was installed on the second floor of the observation deck, broadcasting a morning show with weather, traffic conditions, etc. The observation deck was closed for the public in 1997 after heightened security measures due to, among other things, the mail bomb incident of 1994. In 2008, the tower is scheduled to be removed, because of the moving headquarters of ABC to Fukushima-ku, Osaka, Japan.


External Links

  • http://www2.odn.ne.jp/yoko-tower/towers/osaka-e.htm

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