Ryōunkaku
Sign in to saveThe was Japan's first Western-style skyscraper. It stood in the Asakusa district of City of Tokyo (now Taitō, Tokyo) from 1890 until its demolition in 1923 following the Great Kantō earthquake of 1923. The , as it was affectionately called by Tokyoites, was Tokyo's most popular attraction, and a showcase for new technologies. It housed Japan's first electric elevator.
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It is catalogued under topics including 1923 Great Kantō earthquake, Buildings and structures demolished by controlled implosion and Buildings and structures demolished in 1923.
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Key facts
- Building.name
- Ryōunkaku
- Building.image
- Ryounkaku before and after Great Kanto earthquake.JPG
- Building.caption
- Ryōunkaku before and after the Great Kantō earthquake
- Building.opening_date
- 11 November 1890
- Building.destruction_date
- 23 September 1923
- Building.floor_count
- 12
- Building.elevator_count
- 1
- Building.architect
- W. K. Burton
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- observation tower
- Country
- Empire of Japan
- Area
- 122.31
- Image
- Jintan 12kai cropped.jpg
- Height
- 52.4
- Width
- 14.92
- Significant event
- 1894 Tokyo earthquake
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- architect
- W. K. Burton
- date of official opening
- 1890-11-11
- floors above ground
- 12
- number of elevators
- 1
- Commons category
- Ryōunkaku
- dissolved, abolished or demolished date
- 1923-09-23
- cause of destruction
- 1923 Great Kantō Earthquake
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Encyclopedic overview
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- History
- Architecture and technology
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- In literature
- Gallery
- References
- External links
The was Japan's first Western-style skyscraper. It stood in the Asakusa district of City of Tokyo (now Taitō, Tokyo) from 1890 until its demolition in 1923 following the Great Kantō earthquake of 1923. The , as it was affectionately called by Tokyoites, was Tokyo's most popular attraction, and a showcase for new technologies. It housed Japan's first electric elevator.
==History== The Ryōunkaku quickly became a landmark and symbol of Asakusa after its opening in 1890. It was a major leisure complex for visitors from all over Tokyo. When the 1894 Tokyo earthquake weakened the structure, it was reinforced with steel girders. However on September 1, 1923, the Great Kantō earthquake destroyed the upper floors and damaged the whole tower so severely that it had to be demolished with explosives on September 23.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ryōunkaku” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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