Solae (tower) explained

Solae
Map Type:Japan Aichi Prefecture#Japan
Location City:Inazawa, Aichi
Location Country:Japan
Start Date:December 26, 2005
Completion Date:September 26, 2007
Destruction Date:-->
Owner:Mitsubishi Electric Building Solutions
Height:173.0 meters

The Solae is an elevator test tower located in the city of Inazawa, Japan. It is owned by Mitsubishi Electric. The tower is 173m (568feet).[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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Japan opens 'tallest lift tower' . . 3 January 2008.
  2. Web site: Putting elevators to test . . 17 April 2018.