Tower of the Sun

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Expo pavilion public artwork sculpture

The Tower of the Sun is an iconic avant-garde sculpture by artist Tarō Okamoto that served as the symbolic centerpiece of Expo ’70 in Osaka, Japan.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Expo pavilion → public artwork → sculpture →
architecturalStyle	expressionist →
artMovement	avant-garde →
associatedWith	Expo ’70 Commemorative Park Museum →
color	white →
commissionedFor	Expo ’70 →
coordinateLocation	34.806°N 135.532°E →
country	Japan →
creator	Tarō Okamoto →
culturalSignificance	icon of postwar Japanese modernism →
exhibition	Expo ’70 →
function	symbolic centerpiece of Expo ’70 →
genre	avant-garde art →
hasLighting	illuminated at night →
hasPart	Black Sun → Golden Face → Sun of the Underworld →
hasPattern	red lightning-like lines →
hasViewingFacility	interior exhibition space →
height	approximately 70 meters →
heritageDesignation	Registered Tangible Cultural Property of Japan →
imageDepicts	stylized sun motif →
inception	1970 →
interiorFeature	Tree of Life →
locatedIn	Expo ’70 Commemorative Park → Osaka, Japan → Suita, Osaka Prefecture →
materialUsed	concrete → steel →
nativeName	太陽の塔 →
nativeNameLanguage	ja →
notableFeature	three distinct faces representing time →
opened	1970 →
owner	Osaka Prefecture →
renovated	2010s →
reopenedToPublic	2018 →
significantEvent	served as symbol of Japan World Exposition 1970 →
symbolizes	future → past → present →
touristAttraction	yes →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Expo ’70 → Expo ’70 Commemorative Park → Suita →	hasLandmark
Golden Gate International Exposition →	featuredStructure
Expo ’70 Commemorative Park →	hasAttraction
Expo ’70 Commemorative Park →	knownFor
Expo ’70 →	mainSymbol
Tower of the Sun ("太陽の塔") →	nativeName
Expo ’70 →	notableStructure