Did you know... Tokyo Tower's steel

By Muza-chan on Nov 27, 2009 | In History, Did you know..., English, Popular | 22 feedbacks »

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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

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M46 Patton tank in the Korean War
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