World Trade Center (Osaka)
- World Trade Center (Osaka)
The nihongo|Osaka World Trade Center Building|大阪ワールドトレードセンタービルディング|Ōsaka Wārudo Torēdo Sentā Birudingu, or nihongo|WTC Cosmo Tower|WTCコスモタワー|Daburyūtīshī Kosumo Tawā, is the second-tallest building in Japan. It is the same height as the Rinku Gate Tower Building in Rinku Town, located in Nanko Cosmo Square near the Osaka harbor, Suminoe-ku, Osaka.
The 55-story building rises 840 feet (256 meters) and is topped by a skylobby. It contains three basement floors, a museum, restaurants, observation deck, office space and a conference room. The observation deck is in an inverted pyramid at the top of the structure. A transparent elevator can take passengers from ground level to the top in just 80 seconds.
The building houses trade offices for companies around the world.
It was built in 1995.
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References
*cite web | title=WTC Cosmo Tower | work=Osaka Visitor's Guide | url= http://www.tourism.city.osaka.jp/en/area_osaka/bay/attraction/wtc/ | accessdate=October 30 | accessyear=2005
*cite web | author=Kuniko, Sanada | title=New Developments in Osaka | work=Osaka on the Go | url=http://web-japan.org/nipponia/nipponia14/sp05.html | accessdate=October 30 | accessyear=2005
External links
*ja icon [http://www.wtc-cosmotower.com/ Osaka WTC Building] , official site.
*en icon [http://www.ibpcosaka.or.jp/ IBPC Osaka]
*en icon [http://www.manciniduffy.com/ProjectDetail_mancini.cfm?category3name=%2D%3AM%2A%2ENY5%5D%24D%2AZG%25%3D%3CEF%24%20%0A&projectID=%25%248%5F%2AYMY%20%0A& Project: Osaka World Trade Center] , Mancini•Duffy
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