Tower of the Sun 太陽の塔 - a photo on Flickriver

Standing 70 meters tall, the Tower of the Sun is a massive piece of art designed by the artist Taro Okamoto as part of the Theme Pavilion for the 1970 Japan World Exposition.

It left quite an impression on the many visitors (around 9.2 million people) to the Theme Pavilion during the Expo, penetrating the Grand Roof and soaring upward, its arms stretching in both directions.

The Tower of the Sun has three faces, the glimmering Future represented at the apex of the tower by the Golden Mask, the Present in the form of the Face of the Sun in its front, and on its back, the Black Sun of everything Past .

In its interior is the Tree of Life, approximately 41 meters tall, presenting the course of the evolution of life through 33 varieties of 183 models, from the earliest life forms like the amoeba, to fish and dinosaurs, and finally forms of man.

Source: www.expo70-park.jp/languages/english/tower-of-the-sun/

Taken in: Japan / Osaka / Kitakasugaoka (show map)

Taken on: June 8, 2019

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Camera: Fujifilm X-T2, f/6.4, 1/800 sec, 10mm (=15mm), ISO 200 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Fujifilm X-T2
Lens:	XF10-24mmF4 R OIS
Aperture:	f/6.4
Exposure Time:	0.001 sec (1/800)
Focal Length:	10mm (35mm equivalent: 15mm)
ISO:	200
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Sharpness:	Hard
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Camera Raw 12.2 (Macintosh)
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