34°42′19″N 135°29′23″E / 34.70528°N 135.48972°E
| Umeda Sky Building | |
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梅田スカイビル | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Osaka Prefecture, Japan |
| Completed | March 25, 1993 |
| Owner | Sekisui House |
| Height | |
| Antenna spire | 190 metres (623.4 ft) |
| Roof | 170 metres (557.7 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 40 floors above ground, 2 floors underground |
| Floor area | 147,397 square meters |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Hiroshi Hara[1] |
| Main contractor | Takenaka Obayashi Kajima Asunaro Aoki Common enterprise |
The Umeda Sky Building (梅田スカイビル, Umeda Sukai Biru) is a two-tower mixed-use skyscraper located in Osaka, Japan. Located in the outskirts of Umeda business district in Kita-ku, Osaka, the Umeda Sky Building consists of two 40-story towers that connect at their two uppermost stories, which are interconnected via glass bridges with escalators and elevators which crosses the tower's open atrium space in the ground floor area.[2] It is currently the fifteenth-tallest building in the prefecture, and is one of the city's most recognizable landmarks.[3]
The towers reached a total height of 170 m (557.74 ft) while the overall height of the tower including the towers' spires is at 190 metres (623.4 ft).[4] The towers were designed by Hiroshi Hara,[1] and was constructed by Takenaka Corporation[5] and was completed in 1993.[6]
- ^ a b Hiroshi Hara, Terasaki Center for Japanese Studies, UCLA, accessed May 13, 2023.
- ^ "Umeda Sky Building". GoJapanGo. Retrieved 2008-10-19.
- ^ List of tallest structures in Osaka Prefecture
- ^ "Umeda Sky Building". Japan Guide. Retrieved 2008-10-19.
- ^ "Shin Umeda City/Umeda Sky Building". www.takenaka.co.jp.
- ^ "Outline of Shin Umeda City". Sky Building. Retrieved 2008-10-19.