Tokyo Sky Tree completion ceremony

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter at 9:37 a.m. on March 2, 2012, shows Tokyo Sky Tree, the top of which is veiled in clouds, in Tokyo's Sumida Ward. A ceremony to mark the completion of the world's tallest 634-meter tower was held inside the tower the same day.

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