Yokohama Marine Tower
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| Yokohama Marine Tower | |
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 Yokohama Marine Tower in November 2005 as seen from Yamashita Park |
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| Location: | Yokohama Inner Harbour |
| Coordinates WGS-84 (GPS) |
35°26′38″N 139°39′03″E / 35.44389°N 139.65083°ECoordinates: 35°26′38″N 139°39′03″E / 35.44389°N 139.65083°E |
| Year first lit: | 1961 |
| Construction: | steel lattice tower |
| Tower shape: | Conical |
| Markings/Pattern: | Round steel grid tower, lower half painted green, upper half red, with observation deck on top |
| Height: | 106 m (324 ft) |
| Focal Height: | 104 m (341 ft) |
| Characteristic: | Fl Al.RG 10s |
| Admiralty number: | F6400 |
| NGA number: | 5196 |
| ARLHS number: | JAP-1419, JP-2119 |
Yokohama Marine Tower (横浜マリンタワー Yokohama Marin Tawā) is a 106 metre high (324 ft) lattice tower with an observation deck at a height of 100 metres in Naka Ward, Yokohama, Japan.
The light characteristic is marked by a flash every ten seconds, whereby the light's colour is alternating red and green. At night, the tower shaft itself is lit green and red according to its markings.
[edit] History
Yokohama Marine Tower was inaugurated in 1961. The Marine Tower is the tallest lighthouse in the world.[1] Visitors can see Mount Fuji from the 100-metre high observation deck.
On December 25, 2006, Marine Tower temporarily shut its doors. Then the city of Yokohama took over ownership, to restore it. After the renovations, Marine Tower was reopened on May 23, 2009, in time for the city's 150th anniversary celebrations. [2][3]
[edit] References
- ^ Sabin, Burritt (2002-03-17), "Yokohoma vs. Kobe: bright lights, big beacons", The Japan Times, http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fl20020317a6.html, retrieved on 2008-01-28
- ^ Yokohama Footnotes:Vol.4 Marine Tower,the tallest lighthouse in the world City of Yokohama, November 2006
- ^ "横浜港の象徴 マリンタワーが復活 ２３日から一般公開", MSN Sankei News, 2009-05-21, http://sankei.jp.msn.com/life/trend/090521/trd0905210115000-n1.htm, retrieved on 2009-07-01
- Rowlett, Russ. "The Lighthouse Directory". http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/lighthouse/jphn2a.htm.
[edit] External links
- Yokohama Marine Tower (official website)
- (Japanese) マリンタワー再生事業, the City of Yokohama's project to restore the Marine Tower
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