Tower of The Sun

TOWER OF THE SUN
"Tower of The Sun" is the most famous monument in Osaka, Japan. And this monument is Taro Okamoto(1911-1996)'s great masterpiece. "Tower of The Sun" was made as a symbol of Osaka Expo 1970, and about 30 years past from Expo , this tower is still so great and eccentric.

Height : 60m
Diameter of body : 20m
Length of arms : 25m

Prototype model

1/50 scale prototype model was made in 1970.

1/50 prototype model

This model is often displayed at "Taro Okamoto Museum of Art, Kawasaki" or "Taro Okamoto Memorium Museum".

future Sun of the Future

Sun of the Present

black sun Sun of the Past

Repair

from Nov.1994 to Mar.1995

Before	1990	1990
Reparing	Nov 1994	Nov 1994	Feb 1995
After	May 1998

Taro Okamoto's Grave

at Tama cemetery, Tokyo.

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