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Solae (tower)

Solae
BERJAYA
The Mitsubishi Electric–owned Solae Test Tower
Solae (tower) is located in Aichi Prefecture
Solae (tower)
Location within Aichi Prefecture
Solae (tower) is located in Japan
Solae (tower)
Location within Japan
General information
LocationInazawa, Aichi, Japan
Coordinates35°14′42″N 136°49′9.5″E / 35.24500°N 136.819306°E / 35.24500; 136.819306
Construction started
December 26, 2005
Completed
September 26, 2007
OwnerMitsubishi Electric Building Solutions
Height
Height173.0 m (567.6 ft)

The Solae is an elevator test tower located in the city of Inazawa, Japan. It is owned by Mitsubishi Electric. The tower is 173 metres (568 ft).[1] When completed in 2007, it was the world's tallest elevator test tower. Since that time, the record has been broken by the Hyundai Eizan Tower (205 meters) in 2009, the Hitachi G1 Tower (213 meters) in 2010 and the Kunshan Test Tower in China (235 meters).[2] This record was once again broken in 2017, with the completion of TK Elevator Test Tower in Rottweil, Germany (246 meters).

References

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  1. "Japan opens 'tallest lift tower'". BBC News. 3 January 2008.
  2. "Putting elevators to test". KONE Corporation. 17 April 2018.
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