looking down
from my toilet seat ...
35 floors down
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This was the most scary toilet I ever used ...
with glass walls to have a good look straight down ...
The German Consulate is at the 35th floor !
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The Umeda Sky Building (梅田スカイビル, Umeda Sukai Biru) is the seventh-tallest building in Osaka City, Japan, and one of the city's most recognizable landmarks. It consists of two 40-story towers that connect at their two uppermost stories, with bridges and an escalator crossing the wide atrium-like space in the center.
Located in the Umeda district of Kita-ku, the building was originally conceived in 1988 as the "City of Air" project, which planned to create four interconnected towers in northern Osaka. Eventually, practical considerations brought the number of towers down to two.
The 173 m (568 ft) building was designed by Hiroshi Hara. It was constructed by Takenaka Corporation and was completed in 1993.
The building features a rooftop observatory, The Floating Garden Observatory, as well as an underground market that attempts to recreate the atmosphere of Osaka in the early 20th century. At the base of the towers is an urban garden with walking trails and water features.
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The Umeda Sky Building is a spectacular high rise building in the
Kita district of Osaka, near Osaka and Umeda Stations. It is also
known as the "New Umeda City". The 173 meter tall building consists
of two main towers which are connected with each other by
the "Floating Garden Observatory" on the 39th floor.
Amazing building
Thanks for sharing
much love
gillena
Deine Osaka-Beschreibungen klingen beeindruckend -- den Umeda Tower kenne ich, aber nur von unten. Sollte dort auch mal das Klo besuchen und sehen, was Du gesehen hast!
Danke !
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