Fukuoka Tower
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is a 234 metre tall tower located in the Momochihama area of Fukuoka
, Japan
. It is the tallest seaside tower in Japan. Fukuoka Tower was finished in 1989, taking a total of 14 months to build at a cost of ¥6,000,000,000. It was designed by Nikken Sekkei
. It was built on reclaimed land out of Hakata Bay
.
Fukuoka Tower has three observation decks: one at 116m, a café/lounge deck at 120m and the highest at 123 metres above the ground. The tower also has a triangular cross-section which is covered with 8000 half-mirrors. Because of this, it has been given the nickname 'Mirror Sail'. The underground weight of Fukuoka Tower is 25,000 tons; though its above ground weight is only 3,500 tons.
The tower is designed to withstand magnitude 7 earthquakes and winds of a speed up to 65m/s. The strongest recorded earthquake in the area has been magnitude 6, and the strongest winds 49m/s.
The tower is located at 2-3-26 Momochihama, Sawara-ku
, Fukuoka
.
The tower was a major feature in the 1994 Japanese film Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla
, in which it was also destroyed in the climatic battle between the titular monsters.
Fukuoka, Fukuoka
is the capital city of Fukuoka Prefecture and is situated on the northern shore of the island of Kyushu in Japan.Voted number 14 in a 2010 poll of the World's Most Livable Cities, Fukuoka is praised for its green spaces in a metropolitan setting. It is the most populous city in Kyushu, followed by...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. It is the tallest seaside tower in Japan. Fukuoka Tower was finished in 1989, taking a total of 14 months to build at a cost of ¥6,000,000,000. It was designed by Nikken Sekkei
Nikken Sekkei
is a Japanese architecture firm headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo.-External links:*, official site...
. It was built on reclaimed land out of Hakata Bay
Hakata Bay
Hakata Bay is a bay in the northwestern part of Fukuoka city, on the Japanese island of Kyūshū. It faces the Tsushima Strait, and features beaches and a port, though parts of the bay have been reclaimed in the expansion of the city of Fukuoka...
.
Fukuoka Tower has three observation decks: one at 116m, a café/lounge deck at 120m and the highest at 123 metres above the ground. The tower also has a triangular cross-section which is covered with 8000 half-mirrors. Because of this, it has been given the nickname 'Mirror Sail'. The underground weight of Fukuoka Tower is 25,000 tons; though its above ground weight is only 3,500 tons.
The tower is designed to withstand magnitude 7 earthquakes and winds of a speed up to 65m/s. The strongest recorded earthquake in the area has been magnitude 6, and the strongest winds 49m/s.
The tower is located at 2-3-26 Momochihama, Sawara-ku
Sawara-ku, Fukuoka
is one of the seven wards of Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.-Data:*Population: 211,851 people *Area: 95.88 square kilometers -Profile:...
, Fukuoka
Fukuoka, Fukuoka
is the capital city of Fukuoka Prefecture and is situated on the northern shore of the island of Kyushu in Japan.Voted number 14 in a 2010 poll of the World's Most Livable Cities, Fukuoka is praised for its green spaces in a metropolitan setting. It is the most populous city in Kyushu, followed by...
.
The tower was a major feature in the 1994 Japanese film Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla
Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla
is a 1994 science fiction kaiju film directed by Kensho Yamashita and written by Hiroshi Kashiwabara. It was the twenty-first film released in the Godzilla series and sixth in the Heisei series of films. It is the second film to feature the Moguera and Little Godzilla and also the seventh film to...
, in which it was also destroyed in the climatic battle between the titular monsters.