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Umeda Sky Building梅田スカイビル
- Location
- Osaka Prefecture Osaka (Kita Ward)
- Completed
- 1993
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Overview
Two towers joined in the sky. The "Floating Garden" as a vision of the future city.
A connected skyscraper completed in 1993. Designed by Hiroshi Hara, it links two high-rise towers at the top with the "Floating Garden".
The connecting section was assembled on the ground and then hoisted into place by cables using the lift-up method. The circular rooftop walkway is open as an observation deck with 360-degree views.
This description has been translated from the Japanese original.
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- Completed
- 1993
- Architect
- Hiroshi Hara
- Height
- 173m
- Floors
- 40 floors above ground
- Use
- Offices, observation deck
- Location
- 1-1-88 Ōyodonaka, Kita Ward, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture
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Architect
Hiroshi Hara
Hiroshi Hara
Born in 1936 in Kanagawa Prefecture. He taught for many years at the University of Tokyo and developed his own architectural theory based on surveys of settlements around the world.
With the Kyoto Station Building, treating a vast concourse and grand stairway as an urban plaza, and the Umeda Sky Building, linking two towers with a Floating Garden, he re-examined the relationship between city and architecture.
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Location
1-1-88 Ōyodonaka, Kita Ward, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture
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Sources
References
- 梅田スカイビル — WikipediaWikipedia日本語版
- Wikidata Q1151808Wikidata
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Photo Credits
Image sources, authors and licences
012018 Umeda Sky Building.jpg
Photo: Kakidai
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02Umeda Sky Building from Umekita Park Osaka 16 June 2026 dllu.jpg
Photo: Daniel Lu (User:dllu)
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03Umeda Sky Building, Osaka, November 2016 -01.jpg
Photo: Martin Falbisoner
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0420100715 Osaka Umeda Sky Building escalator 1855.jpg
Photo: Jakub Hałun
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05South view of Umeda Sky Building and 1-chōme-3 Ōyodominami, Kita-Ku, Osaka 20190415 1.jpg
Photo: DXR
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