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Roppongi Hills Mori Tower, Tokyo, Japan, Building, House, Structure, Image, Photo, Emporis,From the east, showing the glass atrium on the Hillside - 2003-11 (239146)
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Roppongi Hills Mori Tower, Tokyo, Japan, Building, House, Structure, Image, Photo, Emporis,The north side from Omote-Sando - 2003-11 (531679)
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Roppongi Hills Mori Tower, Tokyo, Japan, Building, House, Structure, Image, Photo, Emporis,Looking up at night through the spider in front - 2003-11 (351220)
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Roppongi Hills Mori Tower, Tokyo, Japan, Building, House, Structure, Image, Photo, Emporis,Exterior elevation - 2003-11 (177064)
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Identification
Official name Roppongi Hills Mori Tower
Alternative names *
Emporis Building Number 131250
 
Location
Address *
Bordering street Roppongi 6
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Location Map (POI) *
Complex Roppongi Hills
Ward Minato-ku
City Tokyo
State Tokyo-to
Country Japan
 
Technical Data
Height (tip) *
Height (struct.) 238 m 781 ft
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Floors (OG) 54
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Construction end 2003
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Building in General
Type of construction skyscraper
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Status existing [completed]

Facts
- On the 52nd floor, Tokyo City View, as the observation deck is called, offers fine day and night time viewing of the city scape.
- On the 54th floor, Tokyo Sky Deck, an open air viewing area, offers stunning views of the city.
- On the 53rd floor, the Mori Arts Museum will present a vast variety of fine arts exhibits, featuring Japanese and international artists' abilities.
- On the 50th floor, Roppongi Academy Hills features a school, library, cultural center, and conference center.
- On the 51st floor, Roppongi Hills Club offers restaurants, clubs and bars.
- This tower is truly built on a hill: traffic goes through the hill and winds around the foundations of the building.
- Lights around the centre of the building mimic a graphic equalizer moving to the rhythm of music.
- Mori is a wealthy local landowner.
- The tower is located in the trendy Roppongi district and serves as a landmark in the area.
- Three floors of malls, with shops, cafes, restaurants, and theatres, are used by thousands of people every day.

News
- Boy dies in automatic revolving door (2004-03-29 22:35:00)

Companies involved in this Building*
Architect:
Irie Miyake Architect & Engineering, Mori Building Architects and Engineers Co., The Jerde Partnership
Design architect:
Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates PC

Other companies:
Kajima Corporation, Mori Building Corporation, Mori Building Corporation, Nippon Otis Elevator Company, Obayashi Gumi Corporation, The Jerde Partnership, Toshiba Elevator and Building Systems Corporation (TELC).

Emporis Skyscraper Award 2003:
Roppongi Hills Mori Tower was chosen as one of the best new skyscrapers of the year 2003 and received 16 voting points. Click here to read more about the Emporis Skyscraper Award 2003.