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Tokyo International Forum

Interior of the Tokyo International Forum

Tokyo International Forum ( Jap. 国際 国際 フ ォ ー ラ ム ム this: Kyo: kokusai photo: frame ) is an architectural landmark , Japan’s largest congress center, one of the most prominent buildings in Tokyo , Japan . The building is located in the business district of Marunouchi near the two large stations of Tokyo - the Tokyo Station and the Yurakuto Station . [one]

The building is mainly used as an exhibition center, there are also halls for concerts and conference rooms. The largest of the halls is designed for 5012 seats. [2] The complex includes shops , office space, two theaters, restaurants and cafes .

The Tokyo Forum was designed by South American architect Rafael Vignoli . The building was completed in 1996 . The building consists of two parts, interconnected by several underground and glazed overhead passages. From the inside, one of the parts - a glazed atrium 210 meters long, resembles the bottom of a ship, the height of the atrium is 60 meters. The roof of the atrium is supported by two steel columns, which are installed at a distance of 124 m from each other. Between the atrium and the rest of the forum facilities there is a square paved with granite slabs. [one]

The total area occupied by the Tokyo Forum is 3 hectares . [3] The total area of ​​the glazed surface of the atrium is 20 thousand m². [one]

Sources

  1. ↑ 1 2 3 100 wonders of modern architecture = 100 Marvels of the Modetn World. - Moscow: Bertelsmann Media Moskau, 2006. - p. 108. - 240 p. - ISBN 5-88353-262-4 .
  2. ↑ Japan. Illustrated guide. - Moscow: AST, 2004. - 408 p. - (Dorling Kindersley. Guides). - ISBN 5-17-024198-4 .
  3. ↑ Article Exhibition Activity of Japan

Links

  • Official site (eng.)
  • Tokyo International Forum on greatbuildings.com



Source - https://ru.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tokiy__International_forum&oldid=89718152


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