Architecture - Construction - Design - Housing

1967 - Not Worried About Earthquakes. Modern engineering technique now permits the construction of skyscrapers in Tokyo without fear of earthquakes which periodically shake the world's largest city of nearly 12, 000, 000 inhabitants. With the building of the 36 storey Mitsui Realty Building in the city's Kasumigeki, claimed to be the tallest building in Asia, it is expected will herald a skyscraper age in Japan. A total of 15, 000 tons of steel is being used for this framework which raises to 150 meters above ground. The building will cost nearly million

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