Beppu Tower

Beppu Tower (別府タワー, Beppu Tawā) is a 100-metre-tall (328 ft) lattice tower located in Beppu, Ōita, Japan.[2] Initially built to help boost tourism in the area, today the tower is primarily used as TV transmission tower. It has an observation deck at a height of 55 metres (180 ft).

Beppu Tower
別府タワー
General information
TypeCommunications tower
Observation tower
Location3-10-2 Kitahama,
Beppu, Ōita
Coordinates33°16′54″N 131°30′20.8″E
Construction started1956
Completed1957
OpeningMay 10, 1957
Cost¥280 million[1]
($777,777 in 1956)
Height
Antenna spire100 metres (328 ft)
Design and construction
Architect(s)Tachū Naitō

History

Beppu Tower was built in two years, from 1956 to 1957 and was originally planned to open the Beppu Tourism Exhibition, held from March 20 through May 20, 1957. Construction was slightly delayed, however, and the tower was not completed until May 10, ten days before the exhibition ended.[2] Its original name was Sightseeing Center TV Tower (観光センターテレビ塔, Kankō-sentā-terebitō) until 1961 when it was officially changed to Beppu Tower.

The tower first displayed advertising for National. Currently, it displays eight neon Asahi signs—four in English, four in Japanese.[2]

See also

References
  1. 会社概要:別府タワー (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2008-06-13. Retrieved 2008-08-19.
  2. 別府タワーの歴史:別府タワー (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2008-06-13. Retrieved 2008-08-19.


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