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in Shiodome,

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Size

It is 172.6 m (564 ft) high, has 34 floors, and 66,489 m² (710,400 ft²) of floor space.

History

Construction began in 2000, and the building opened in 2003. It was designed by Seita Morishima, and built by

Kajima Construction is one of the oldest and largest construction companies in Japan. Founded in 1840, the company has its headquarters in Motoakasaka, Minato, Tokyo. The company is known for its DIB-200 proposal. The company stock is traded on four leading Japa ...

Layout

Floors 1–24 are the headquarters of

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, a

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. Floors 25–34 is Park Hotel Tokyo, a member of Design Hotels AG. The building features an atrium that begins with the hotel lobby on the building's 25th floor and extends to the 34th floor, providing panoramic views over Tokyo.

References

External links

* *https://web.archive.org/web/20081217073642/http://www.shiodomemediatower.jp/
Park Hotel Tokyo
(Japanese)
Park Hotel Tokyo English Official Website
(English) Skyscrapers in Minato, Tokyo Commercial buildings completed in 2003 Shiodome Skyscraper hotels in Tokyo Skyscraper office buildings in Tokyo {{Japan-struct-stub