Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Japón / Kenzo Tange

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government (also known as Tokyo City Hall) is located in the financial district of Shinjuku, in the capital of Japan, where there are dozens of skyscrapers with a height of more than 150 meters. The TMGO is the building which houses the center for Tokyo’s local government, which not only manages Tokyo’s 23 Special Neighborhoods, but also all of the towns and cities which make up the metropolitan area of Tokyo.

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The building was designed by Japanese architect Kenzo Tange, who achieved international success in 1949 thanks to the Peace Museum in Hiroshima, as well as designing the National Gymnasium for the 1964 Olympic Games. In designing it, he was inspired by the Nôtre Dame Cathedral

Built in 1991, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government remained the tallest building in Japan until the Landmark Tower in Yokohama took away its top ranking in 1993. It is still the highest in Japan, at 296 meters.

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The Tokyo Metropolitan Government consists of three buildings:

- Tower I, which is actually made up of two buildings that are joined as one at the bottom but divide into two identical blocks approximately halfway up. It is 243 meters high and has 48 floors.

- Tower II, which is 163 meters high and has 34 floors.

- The Assembly Building, which is 41 meters high and has 7 floors.

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From the free lookout points on the 45th floor of its twin towers, you get a 360-degree overview of the whole city, including Mt. Fuji on clear days.