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Shiodome is an area in Minato, Tokyo, Japan, located adjacent to Shinbashi and Ginza, near Tokyo Bay and the Hamarikyu Gardens. Formerly a railway terminal, Shiodome has been transformed into one of Tokyo's most modern areas. It is a collection of 11 ti ...

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. It is 172.6 m (564 ft) high, has 34 floors, and 66,489 m² (710,400 ft²) of floor space. Construction began in 2000, and the building opened in 2003. It was designed by Seita Morishima, and built by

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. Floors 1–24 are the headquarters of

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, a

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. Floors 25–34 is Park Hotel Tokyo, a member of

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. The building features an

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that begins with the hotel lobby on the building's 25th floor and extends to the 34th floor, providing panoramic views over Tokyo.

External links

* *https://web.archive.org/web/20081217073642/http://www.shiodomemediatower.jp/
Park Hotel Tokyo
(Japanese)
Park Hotel Tokyo English Official Website
(English) Buildings and structures in Minato, Tokyo Commercial buildings completed in 2003 Shiodome Skyscraper hotels in Tokyo Skyscraper office buildings in Tokyo {{Japan-struct-stub