Tokyo government building
   Photo: Tokyo government building

Tokyo Tower building of the municipality received the informal name of "Notre Dame de Paris" - supposedly in his appearance visible features of the Gothic cathedral, whatever it might look like in the distant future. In fact, the construction of a government building were used high-tech Tokyo, including the design and Seismic solutions.

The government controls both Tokyo 23 special districts of the city, and the nearest towns and villages. Officials of the municipality placed in two huge skyscrapers - buildings №1 and 2 and the eight House of People's Government. The highest main building shot up to 243 meters, it 42 overground and three underground floors. In the second building of 34 floors, including three underground levels. All three buildings are connected, "bridges", and in the center of the government complex is fan-shaped area and a green square. Since its construction in 1991 and until 2007 the main building of the municipality is the highest in the capital, not yet built a tower Midtown Tower, which is the citadel and pushed officials from the first place.

Project architect Kenzo Tange is a complex, which is applied in the design of the building inside and outside elements reminiscent of the chip. During construction it was used special technologies that will enable the municipality to stand at 8-point earthquake (what was, for example, the Kanto earthquake called the Great and destroyed in 1923, many of the buildings in Tokyo). Location of the complex from north to south, the slope of the roof at the "high-rises" at 45 degrees and use of streamlined forms from the prevailing winds reduced windage building. The construction has been spent around 1 billion. Dollars.

Tokyo government building is located in the Shinjuku district and is open to tourists. Two observation platforms are located in the towers of the main building at a height of more than two hundred meters. From this point of beautiful views of the Japanese capital, and in good weather can be seen cone sacred Mount Fuji. In the building for lunch, buy souvenirs and get the necessary information in the tourist information center.

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