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Tower of the Sun
The is a building created by Japanese artist Tarō Okamoto. It was known as the symbol of Expo '70 and currently is preserved and located in the Expo Commemoration Park in Suita, Osaka, Japan. The tower has three faces on its front and back.
== History ==
Originally, the tower was built for Expo '70 and housed in the Festival Plaza building known as "Big Roof" designed by Japanese architect Kenzo Tange. The tip of the tower projected out of the Big Roof's ceiling due to the height of the building. After the completion of the tower projecting through the Big Roof, a Japanese science fiction writer, Sakyo Komatsu, looked at it and said he associated it with a sexual description in a Japanese novel, ''Season of the Sun'', where a character broke through a sliding paper door. 〔(Shintaro Ishihara, The Season of the Sun )〕 The creator of the tower, Taro Okamoto, heard about it, and named the tower as the "Tower of the Sun".〔(Data of the tower of the sun )〕
The tower was open to the public and visitors could enter inside during the expo, yet it was closed after the event. The gallery inside displayed a huge artwork called the "Tree of Life", which represented the evolution of creatures. The Tsuburaya Productions partly produced the artwork. The Big Roof housing the tower was removed in 1979, causing the tower to be exposed for a long time. The tower has gradually deteriorated. Once a claim to demolish it arose, yet it was decided to be preserved and repair work began in November 1994, ending in March 1995.〔(The Tower of the Sun, info )〕
On October 11 and 12, 2003, the inside of the Tower of the Sun was opened to a selected 1,970 people (the figure was chosen for the year the expo was held). Prior to the opening, over 24,000 people applied for it so the Commemorative Organization for the Japan World Exposition '70 made a decision to open the tower again in November and December in the same year.〔 The event to release the inside irregularly continued, and over 40,000 people〔(Commemorative Organization for the Japan World Exposition '70, about opening the inside of the tower )〕 in total visited the inside of the tower until October 2006. Due to the repair and renovation for the 40th anniversary event of the Expo '70 in 2010, the tower is closed again.〔 After additional repairs it is planned to be permanently open to the public starting in 2014.〔(Interior of Expo '70's 'Tower of the Sun' to open on permanent basis )〕
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