Ryōunkaku

Ryōunkaku - Credit: Wikimedia Commons

The was Japan's first Western-style skyscraper. It stood in the Asakusa district of City of Tokyo (now Taitō, Tokyo) from 1890 until its demolition following the Great Kanto earthquake of 1923. The , as it was affectionately called by Tokyoites, was Tokyo's most popular attraction, and a showcase for new technologies. It housed Japan's first electric elevator. Read more on Wikipedia

type: building
date from: 1890

Source: en.wikipedia.org