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Its lattice frame rises 634 metres above the Sumida district. The figure is taken from Tokyo Skytree, which is linked in full on this page. Every fact on Mondo Knows names its source rather than repeating an unsourced claim.

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Tokyo Skytree is the tallest tower in the world

Its lattice frame rises 634 metres above the Sumida district Tokyo Skytree was completed in 2012 at a height of 634 metres, overtaking the Canton Tower. It is a broadcast tower rather than a habitable building, so it holds the tower record while the Burj Khalifa holds the building record. The lattice shaft was designed with a slight taper and a central shinbashira core to resist typhoons and earthquakes. It sits in Mondo's records & extremes collection, one of 200 facts that each trace back to the reference below.

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Where does this come from, and can I check it?: Its lattice frame rises 634 metres above the Sumida district. The figure is taken from Tokyo Skytree, which is linked in full on this page. Every fact on Mondo Knows names its source rather than repeating an unsourced claim.
Is this really a records & extremes fact?: Yes. It sits on the Records & Extremes shelf, one of 2,600 sourced facts grouped into space, animals, the human body, history, science and more. Category pages collect every fact in the same field.
What else can I read about it?: The links under the fact point to a quiz, game, puzzle or calculator on the same subject, and the shelf below shows related facts. The wording here is original, and quoted phrases are marked as quotations.