World’s Highest Escalator

May 18th, 2008 | Inspiration |

Worlds Highest Escalator

The highest escalator in the world is located in the Umeda Sky Building, the seventh-tallest building in Osaka City, Japan.

This 173m (568ft) structure consists of two 40-story towers that connect at their two uppermost stories. It was designed by Hiroshi Hara and constructed by Takenaka Corporation in 1993.

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  1. Tom

    looks amazing.

    May 18th, 2008

  2. isabelle_yang

    Wow. The 5th pic looks somewhat like a wedding aisle. Imagine how long it would take for the bride to reach the alter, hehe.

    Nov 3rd, 2008

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