Everything about Yokohama Landmark Tower totally explained
The is the tallest building in
Japan, standing high. It is located in the futuristic
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's an observatory, Sky Garden, from which you can enjoy 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 per second (45.0 km/h, 28.0 mi/h). This speed allows the elevator to cover about one floor per second, reaching the observatory on the 69th floor in just one minute. The world's fastest elevator is housed in the
Taipei 101.
The building was designed by
Hugh Stubbins and Associates, now
KlingStubbins.
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