🗼 Ryōunkaku

Empire of Japan · Asia · 35.72°N, 139.79°E

The Ryōunkaku was Japan's first Western-style skyscraper. It stood in the Asakusa district of City of Tokyo from 1890 until its demolition in 1923 following the Great Kantō earthquake of 1923. The Asakusa Jūnikai , 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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Country	Empire of Japan
Continent / region	Asia
Coordinates (approx.)	35.72°N, 139.79°E · view on map

Ryōunkaku is located in Empire of Japan, in Asia.

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