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Kyoto Tower

Shimogyō-ku, Japan

The 156th tallest tower in the world

131 m · 430 ft

Kyoto Tower (Kyōto-tawā), now officially renamed Nidec Kyoto Tower, is an observation tower located in Kyoto, Japan. The steel tower is the tallest structure in Kyoto with its observation deck at 100 metres (328 ft) and its spire at 131 metres (430 ft). The 800-ton tower stands atop a 9-story building, which houses a 3-star hotel and several stores. The entire complex stands opposite Kyōto Station.

Building data from Wikidata (CC0); heights normalised. Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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