Tokyo Sky Tree is world's tallest tower: Guinness World Records

Tokyo Sky Tree is world's tallest tower: Guinness World Records

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on Nov. 17, 2011, shows Tokyo Sky Tree in Tokyo's Sumida Ward. Guinness World Records has recognized the 634-meter-high broadcast tower as the tallest tower in the world. The world's tallest architectural structure is the 828-meter-high Burj Khalifa building in Dubai.

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