by CNNGo staff
Hard to miss -- Tokyo Sky Tree opens for visitors in May 2012 after a mere two-month delay.Two months late and 634 meters high, Tokyo’s Sky Tree, officially the world’s tallest tower, was completed February 29, 2012.
Construction was delayed after the March 2011 earthquake affected supplies to the site, according to a spokesperson talking to theage.com.au.
The new building, construction of which began in July 2008, supersedes China’s Canton Tower (600 meters high) as the world’s tallest tower, but is still nearly 200 meters shy of Dubai's 830-meter Burj Khalifa, the tallest manmade structure ever built.
The Tokyo Sky Tree, which cost approximately ¥65 billion (US$806 million), will provide services for digital radio and TV transmission as well as an aquarium, a theater, academic institutes and regional heating and cooling facilities.
It will also give visitors a chance to gaze across the city.
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