Beppu Tower
| Beppu Tower 別府タワー | |
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| General information | |
| Location | 3-10-2 Kitahama, Beppu, Ōita |
| Opening | May 10, 1957 |
| Cost | ¥280 million[1] ($777,777 in 1956) |
| Height | |
| Antenna spire | 100 metres (328 ft) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Tachū Naitō |
Beppu Tower (別府タワー, Beppu Tawā), originally named Sightseeing Center TV Tower (観光センターテレビ塔, Kankō-sentā-terebitō) until 1961, is a 100-metre-tall (328 ft) lattice tower located in Beppu, Ōita, Japan.[2] The tower was built in two years from 1956-57 and was originally planned to open the Beppu Tourism Exhibition held on March 20 through May 20, 1957. Construction was slightly delayed, however and the tower was not completed until May 10, ten days before the exhibition ended.[2] Today, the tower is primarily used as TV transmission tower, but it has an observation deck at a height of 55 metres (180 ft).
The tower first displayed advertising for National. Currently, it displays eight neon Asahi signs—four in English, four in Japanese.[2]
See also
References
- ^ "会社概要:別府タワー" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2008-08-19.
- ^ a b c "別府タワーの歴史:別府タワー" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2008-08-19.
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