Yokohama Landmark Tower

Yokohama Landmark Tower
Yokohama Landmark Tower
Information
Location	Yokohama, Japan
Status	Complete
Constructed	1990-1993
Use	Office, hotel and retail
Height
Roof	295.8 m (970 ft)
Technical details
Floor count	70
Floor area	392,000 m2 (4,219,000 sq ft)
Elevator count	79
Companies
Architect	Stubbins Associates
Contractor	Shimizu Corporation, Mitsubishi Estate

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Coordinates: 35°27′17″N 139°37′54″E / 35.45472°N 139.63167°E / 35.45472; 139.63167

The Yokohama Landmark Tower (横浜ランドマークタワー, Yokohama Randomāku Tawā^?) is the tallest building in Japan, standing 295.8 m (970 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.

The building contains a five star hotel which occupies floors 49-70. 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 buildings.

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 the world's second fastest elevator, which reaches speeds of 12.5 m (41 ft) per second (45.0 km/h, 28.0 mi/h). This speed allows the elevator to reach the 69th floor in approximately 40 seconds.^[1] The world's fastest elevator is housed in the Taipei 101.^{[citation needed]}

The building was designed by Hugh Stubbins and Associates, now KlingStubbins.

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		The Landmark Tower, in the Minato Mirai 21 district of Yokohama	Aerial view of Yokohama Landmark Tower
View from Kogane Bridge	Yokohama Landmark Tower at night	Yokohama from Landmark Tower at night	Yokohama Bay Bridge from Landmark Tower at night