Yokohama Landmark Tower
| Yokohama Landmark Tower | |
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| 横浜ランドマークタワー | |
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Yokohama Landmark Tower, November 2011 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Yokohama, Japan |
| Coordinates | Coordinates: 35°27′17″N 139°37′54″E / 35.45472°N 139.63167°E |
| Construction started | 20 March 1990 |
| Completed | 1993 |
| Opening | 16 July 1993 |
| Cost | ¥270 billion |
| Owner | Mitsubishi Estate |
| Height | |
| Architectural | 296.3 m (972 ft)[1] |
| Top floor | 273.0 m (896 ft)[1] |
| Observatory | 273 m (896 ft)[1] |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 73[1] |
| Lifts/elevators | 79 high-speed elevators |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Hugh Stubbins and Associates |
| Main contractor | Shimizu Corporation, Mitsubishi Estate |
| References | |
| [1] | |
The Yokohama Landmark Tower (横浜ランドマークタワー Yokohama Randomāku Tawā) is the second tallest building[1] and 4th tallest structure in Japan, standing 296.3 m (972 ft) high. It is located in the Minato Mirai 21 district of Yokohama city, right next to Yokohama Museum of Art. Work on the building was finished in 1993. When built, it was the tallest building in Japan until it was surpassed by Abeno Harukas' in 2012.[2] When opened, it had the highest observation deck in Japan.
The building contains a five-star hotel which occupies floors 49-70, with 603 rooms in total.[1] The lower 48 floors contain shops, restaurants, clinics, and offices. The building contains two tuned mass dampers on the (hidden) 71st floor on opposite corners of the building.
On the 69th floor there is an observatory, Sky Garden, from which one can see a 360-degree view of the city, and on clear days Mount Fuji.
The tower contains what were at their inauguration the world's second fastest elevators, which reach speeds of 12.5 m/s (41 ft/s)[1] (45.0 km/h (28.0 mph)). This speed allows the elevator to reach the 69th floor in approximately 40 seconds.[3] The elevators' speed record was surpassed by elevators of Taipei 101 (60.6 km/h, 37.7 mi/h) in 2004.
The building was designed by Hugh Stubbins and Associates, now KlingStubbins.
See also
- List of tallest buildings in Japan
- List of tallest buildings in the world
- List of records of Japan
- Observation deck#List of public observation decks
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 "Landmark Tower - The Skyscraper Center". Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat.
- ↑ "Project Outline". Kintetsu. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
- ↑ About Sky Garden. Retrieved on 20 August 2008 (Japanese)
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Yokohama Landmark Tower. |
- The Landmark Tower (English)
- Landmark Tower on CTBUH Skyscraper Center
| Records | ||
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| Preceded by Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building No. 1 |
Tallest building in Japan 296 m (970 ft) 1993–2012 |
Succeeded by Abenobashi Terminal Building |