High winds delay opening of the Tokyo Sky Tree

The public opening of the Tokyo Sky Tree, the world's tallest self-supporting communications tower and observation deck, was disrupted by high winds on Tuesday.
The Tower's operators shut its lifts leaving some visitors stranded on the 450-metre-high observation deck atop the Japanese capital's newest attraction.
Tuesday's opening attracted thousands of people to the 634-metre high tower hoping to catch the spectacular views from the top.
Problems occurred at around 6pm, when the attraction's operators decided to shut down two lifts linking an observation deck at 350 metres with another at 450 metres for around 30 minutes due to safety concerns.
Affected by the earthquake and tsunami of March 2011, attractions such as the the Tokyo Sky Tree are expected to boost visitor numbers.
The Tokyo Sky Tree tops the 600-metre Canton Tower in China's Guangzhou and the 553-metre CN Tower in downtown Toronto.
The tallest building in the world remains Dubai's Burj Khalifa, standing at 828 metres.

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