Cosmo Clock 21
Cosmo Clock 21 is a 112.5 metre tall
Shiga
, Japan, in 1992.
History and specifications
Built for the YES '89 Yokohama Exposition at Minato Mirai 21 in 1989,[1] Cosmo Clock 21 was originally constructed with a height of 107.5 metres (353 ft).[2]
In 1997 the structure was dismantled, then in 1999 relocated onto a taller base which increased its overall height to 112.5 metres (369 ft).[3][4]
Cosmo Clock 21 has 60 passenger cars,[5] each capable of carrying up to eight people. One rotation of the 100-metre (330 ft) diameter wheel takes 15 minutes.[6]
In film
Cosmo Clock 21 made a notable film appearance in the 1992 film Godzilla vs. Mothra, where Battra would lift it from its supports and use it to bludgeon Godzilla.
Coordinates
- 1st (107.5 m tall) installation, completed 1989, dismantled 1997: ?
- 2nd (112.5 m tall) installation, completed 1999: 35°27′19″N 139°38′12″E / 35.4553872°N 139.6367347°E
Gallery
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cosmo Clock 21.
- ^ Los Angeles Times
- ^ "Senyo Kogyo Co, Ltd. - company profile". Archived from the original on 2012-03-03. Retrieved 2010-02-28.
- ^ Senyo Kogyo Co, Ltd. - Cosmo Clock 21 Archived 2013-09-18 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Cosmo Clock 21, Yokohama, Japan
- ^ Cosmo world Archived 2011-07-13 at archive.today
- ^ Yokohama - my favorite tour | Akai Kutsu tour1 Archived 2009-11-08 at the Wayback Machine
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