Amazon Quiz: What was the main aim of building this tower in Tokyo?
Options:
Broadcasting
Tourism
Commemoration
Political Ploy
Answer- Broadcasting
The given picture is that of the Tokyo Tower, which was built in the year 1958 in the city’s Minato district. It’s design was inspired by the Eiffel Tower in Paris. The Tokyo Tower was coloured white and international orange in order to meet regulations regarding air safety.
It took around $8.4 million in 1958 to construct this tower. The tower went on to become one of the most recognisable features of Tokyo and was also immortalised in a number of movies, animes, and mangas.
One can find the Tokyo Tower being mentioned or shown in anime shows like Death Note, Doraemon, Digimon, and Detective Conan. In a number of films involving the kaiju characters King Kong and Godzilla, the Tokyo Tower has served as a site of brutal fights.
Whenever the tower needs to be renovated, around 28,000 litres of paint is used for the same. Lights on the tower are often used to mark special occasions like St. Patrick’s Day, New Year’s Eve, and others.
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