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Few structures sum up the spirit of a neighbourhood as completely as Tsutenkaku does for the Shinsekai quarter of Osaka, where the tower has loomed over the streets since 1956. An earlier version, raised in 1912 as the centrepiece of a brand-new entertainment district modelled partly on Paris and partly on New York's Coney Island, was lost during the Second World War when its metal was requisitioned, and the present 100-metre steel tower was built by local subscription to bring the landmark back...