The tallest tower in the world?
The tallest independent building in the world.
Toronto National Television Tower (CN Tower) is 553.33 meters high and is the tallest independent building in the world. It takes a little courage to walk on the glass floor of the TV tower 1 13, because the tower is too high. The National Television Tower of Canada is a famous symbol of Canada. It is not only the pride of Canadians, but also an important symbol of Toronto's urban landscape and a communication and tourism center there. The National TV Tower, built in 1976, is located in the front street in the center of the entertainment district and can be reached from the Union subway station, the main streets in the city and the expressway. There are four observation decks on the tower, which are called observation decks, but you can broaden your view of 300 miles by walking up a flight of stairs. On the floor 342 meters above the ground, there is a big glass floor, through which you can overlook the traffic crowd as small as ants on the ground. This is the best place to test your courage! The 360-degree revolving restaurant is located on the first floor, 35 1 m from the ground. It takes 72 minutes for the restaurant to turn around, and customers can have a panoramic view of Toronto without moving.
Tokyo Tower (Tokyo タワー) is located in Chicago Park in Tokyo Port Area. This is a red and white tower that imitates the Paris Tower. The official name of Tokyo Tower is "Japan Broadcasting Tower". Designed by architect Tadashi Naito (1886 ~ 1970) and "Rijian Design Co., Ltd.". It is 333 meters high, 9 meters higher than the 324-meter Paris Tower. It is the tallest self-supporting tower in the world. It weighs about 4000 tons, which is greatly reduced compared with the Paris Tower of about 7000 tons. 1958 65438+1October 65438+April 4 65438+February 7 officially opened. 12 A completion ceremony was held on February 23rd, and the business officially started. The lighting was designed by the world-famous lighting designer Ganzi Ishii. The lighting time is between sunset and midnight. The color of lights changes with the seasons. It is white in summer and orange in spring, autumn and winter. The tower has large observation decks at 120m and 125m, and a dedicated observation deck at 225m, which provides a panoramic view of Tokyo. When the weather is clear, you can overlook Mount Fuji. Besides delivering TV? In addition to broadcasting radio waves, it also sends JR train stop signals in the event of a major earthquake, which has the functions of navigation mark, wind direction and speed measurement, temperature measurement and so on. There is a four-story Tokyo Tower directly below the tower. In addition to the entrance to the Observatory, there are Tokyo Tower Aquarium and various souvenir shops. In addition, during the construction of the Tokyo Tower, part of the cemetery where Dai Dai Temple was located was destroyed. It is said that there are often supernatural phenomena here. Some chariots used during the Korean War were used as raw materials for building towers. Tokyo Tower is owned by Japan Radio Tower Co., Ltd., which is responsible for its daily maintenance and management.
The tallest existing tower-the enemy tower of Kaiyuan Temple
Located in the south gate of Dingzhou City, Hebei Province. This is a brick pavilion tower, which was built in four or two years in Xianping, Northern Song Dynasty (AD 100 1- 1055). The purpose of building the tower is to store Buddhist scriptures and Buddhist relics that monks can retrieve from Tianzhu. However, due to the frequent wars in Song and Liao Dynasties, Dingzhou was at the forefront of the military. In Song Dynasty, this tower was used to see the enemy's situation, so it was named "Looking at the Enemy Tower".
The tower is octagonal, with eleven floors and a total height of 84 meters, which is equivalent to a 20-storey building. Outside the tower, the first floor is provided with tower eaves and seats; Above the second floor, there are only tower eaves without flat seats. There are brick columns running through the tower, which look like a tower, so there is a saying that the tower is wrapped in the tower; There are stairs leading to the heart, which can spiral up to the top floor; There are cloisters on each floor, which can look out.
In addition, the murals and inscriptions of the Song Dynasty are preserved in the tower, which is of great historical value.
Kaiyuan Temple Pagoda, located in Dingzhou City, is the highest existing brick-wood ancient pagoda in China, and is known as "the first pagoda in China". From Beijing-Guangzhou Railway by train or from Beijing-Shijiazhuang Expressway by car, you can see its majestic posture from a distance.
A poem by predecessors once praised the height of this tower: "Whenever you climb to the top of the dome, you will find yourself in a blue void."
Kaiyuan Temple Tower was built in the early years of Northern Song Dynasty. It was named after it was built in Kaiyuan Temple. Because it is located in Dingzhou City, it is also called Dingzhou Tower. According to documents, the monks in Kaiyuan Temple in the early Song Dynasty were able to learn from the Buddhist legend of West Tianzhu (India) and bring the Buddhist relics back to life. In the fourth year of Xianping (A.D. 100 1), Song Zhenzong wrote a letter to build a tower in Kaiyuan Temple in Dingzhou to commemorate it. In the second year of Song Renzong (A.D. 1055), it took 55 years to build the tower. (According to the records of Dingxian County, there is another saying: This tower was built in the same year, but it was built in the first year of Ganxing [AD 1022], and the second year is the year of reconstruction. Accordingly, the repair time should be 22 years. )
Kaiyuan Temple Tower, built on a high platform, has eleven floors, with a circumference of 128 m and a height of 83.7 m.. As an octagonal tower, the plane is composed of two squares, which changed the square form of the early tower before the Song Dynasty, and it is majestic, generous and beautiful. This tower is made of brick and wood. Bricks have different specifications, about a dozen. In order to increase the tension between bricks, pine and cypress wood materials were added, so the folk proverb "cut down the wood of Jiashan Mountain (in Quyang County) and build Dingzhou Tower" came into being. Since then, the tower has been built for a long time and countless materials have been used. It is conceivable that this construction project is huge and the repair technology is exquisite.
In the confrontation between Song and Liao, this tower played an important role in the military. The geographical location of Dingzhou was very important at that time. According to historical records, there are eighteen roads in the world, but Hebei is the heaviest. There are thirty-six state armies in Hebei, and Dingzhou is the heaviest. Dingzhou is really the most urgent thing in the world. "In the Song Dynasty, Dingzhou was an important frontier in the north, bordering the Khitan in the north, and wars often occurred. In order to defend the Khitan, the Song Dynasty often used this tower to observe the enemy's situation. This tower is towering into the sky, and you can see the movement of the Khitan when you climb it, so it is also called the "enemy tower".
This tower is very exquisitely built. The tower is divided into two layers, inside and outside, painted white, with ticket doors in the east, west, south and north, and lattice windows (fake windows) carved from generous bricks on the other four sides. The top two floors are invoiced on all sides. The door is arched, with a square pattern painted on the outside of the ticket, and a brick-carved threshold and door hairpin. Each floor of the tower has eaves to support a platform, but the bottom floor has tile ridges. There are hanging trees at the eaves of each floor, iron rings at the outer ends, and wind chimes (big clocks) were originally placed. An octagonal corridor is formed between the center and the outer layer of the tower, just like a big tower wrapped in a small tower. There are 25 niches on both sides of the cloister. There are murals or clay sculptures in the niche, and the top of the cloister has a carved brick roof, which is beautifully painted and carved. There are many inscriptions and famous articles embedded in the main niche of Taki and the brick walls of cloisters on each floor, which are of great value to the study of the history of Song Dynasty and ancient architecture. Follow the brick steps of each floor until you reach the top of the tower. Overlooking the top of Ling Tower, Hebei Plain is criss-crossed, Taihang peaks are winding and undulating, and urban villages, rivers and roads are vivid. The author has been on the board of directors several times, and often gives birth to the true feeling that "I am not afraid of floating clouds, but I am afraid of being in a high position".
Kaiyuan Temple Pagoda has a history of 1000 years since its establishment. In thousands of years of wind and rain erosion, this tower has experienced more than a dozen earthquakes, but the ancient pagoda still stands tall. Unfortunately, in June of the 10th year of Guangxu (A.D. 1884), the northeast side of the tower collapsed from top to bottom, destroying the integrity of this important building. Since 1986, the national cultural relics department has invested heavily in its overall reinforcement and maintenance. It was basically completed by the end of 200 1 and is expected to open to the outside world by the end of 2002. This historic tower will reappear in front of the world with a brand-new look.