Yokohama Landmark Tower

The Yokohama Landmark Tower is a skyscraper in Yokohama.

The 295.8 -meter-high, 70 -storey skyscraper was built in 1993 in the port district of Minato Mirai 21 in Yokohama and has since become the tallest building in Japan ( the tallest structure was, however, until 2010, the 333-meter high Tokyo Tower and has since the Tokyo Skytree ). Presumably he will be replaced in 2013 by the four meters higher Abeno Haruka, which is currently under construction in Osaka.

On the lower floors of the building located next to a shopping center, the Landmark Plaza with 160 shops, the reception of the Royal Park Hotel, and the 48th floor offices and from the 49th to the 70th floor, the " Royal Park Hotel ". On floor 69 there is a viewing platform, called the Sky Garden, which in May 2012 was the highest observation deck in Japan until the completion of the Tokyo Skytree. This can be achieved with an express elevator directly from the ground floor. At the time of completion it was the fastest elevator in the world is 750 m / min is still Japan's fastest. The elevator has rounded outer edges, which enables it to achieve this high speed. On nice days, the panoramic view from the Sky Garden of up to 80 km long way, what the recognition of landmarks such as Mount Fuji, which allows Tokyo Tower and Tokyo Prefecture administration.