The , or , is the second tallest building in

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, and the third-tallest building in

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. The former name is , or until June, 2010. It is located in Nanko Cosmo Square near the Osaka harbor, Suminoe-ku,

, and is the same height as the

Rinku Gate Tower Building The is a tall skyscraper located in Rinku Town, Izumisano, Osaka, Japan. The 56-storey building was completed in August 1996 following the design of ' and Yasui Architects & Engineers. It is currently the third-tallest building in Japan, afte ...

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. The 52 story building rises and is topped by a

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. It contains three basement floors, a

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space and a

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. The observation deck is in an

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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 and the working office for the governor of

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. It was built in 1995.

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COSMO TOWER
official site.
IBPC Osaka
Tourist attractions in Osaka Skyscrapers in Osaka

Government buildings completed in 1995 Skyscraper office buildings in Japan 1995 establishments in Japan {{Japan-struct-stub

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