Kobe Port Tower
| Kobe Port Tower | |
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| 神戸ポートタワー | |
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Kobe Port Tower at night | |
| General information | |
| Status | Complete |
| Type | Lattice tower |
| Location | Kobe, Japan |
| Coordinates | 34°40′57.5″N 135°11′12.1″E / 34.682639°N 135.186694°E |
| Opening | 21 November 1963 |
| Height | |
| Architectural | 108 m (354 ft) |
| Observatory | 90.28m |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 12 |
| Floor area | 1,534m² |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Koichi Ito - Naka Takeo |
| Main contractor | Obayashi Corporation |
The Kobe Port Tower (神戸ポートタワー Kōbe Pōto Tawā) is a 108 m high lattice tower in the port city of Kobe, Japan. A hyperboloid, it was completed in 1963. It has an observation deck at a height of 90.28 metres.
Gallery
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at night
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See also
References
- Architects' Journal, "Shuttleworth stunned by Vortex's 'clear similarity' to Kobe Tower", 8 July 2004
External links
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- (Japanese) Official website
Coordinates: 34°40′57.5″N 135°11′12.1″E / 34.682639°N 135.186694°E
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