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Tokyo Tower's steel

Fri, November 27, 2009

A third of the steel used for building the Tokyo Tower was obtained by melting 90 American tanks damaged in the Korean War.

Tokyo Tower

From this…

M46 Patton tank in the Korean War
M46 Patton tank in the Korean War, image via Wikipedia

…to this…

Tokyo Tower

O treime din oţelul din care a fost construit Tokyo Tower a fost obţinut din topirea a 90 de tancuri americane avariate în războiul din Coreea.

Tokyo Tower

De la asta…

M46 Patton tank in the Korean War
Tanc M46 Patton în războiul din Coreea, imagine via Wikipedia

…la asta…

Tokyo Tower

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