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	Kobe Port Tower, nicknamed the Steel Tower Beauty, is a hyperboloid tower in the port city of Kobe, Japan. When it was completed in 1963 it was the world’s first building featuring a pipe lattice structure.		Kobe Port Tower, nicknamed the Steel Tower Beauty, is a hyperboloid tower in the port city of Kobe, Japan. When it was completed in 1963 it was the world’s first building featuring a pipe lattice structure.

−	Designed by the Nikken Sekkei Company~~[[File:Kobetower1.jpg\|link=File:Kobetower1.jpg]]~~, the tower’s unique shape was inspired by a tsuzumi, a traditional Japanese drum. It is 108 m tall, and comprises 8 layers, the top being a 360-degree observation deck which is open to tourists and provides impressive views of Kobe.	+	Designed by the Nikken Sekkei Company, the tower’s unique shape was inspired by a tsuzumi, a traditional Japanese drum. It is 108 m tall, and comprises 8 layers, the top being a 360-degree observation deck which is open to tourists and provides impressive views of Kobe.

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	Kobe Port Tower, nicknamed the Steel Tower Beauty, is a hyperboloid tower in the port city of Kobe, Japan. When it was completed in 1963 it was the world’s first building featuring a pipe lattice structure.		Kobe Port Tower, nicknamed the Steel Tower Beauty, is a hyperboloid tower in the port city of Kobe, Japan. When it was completed in 1963 it was the world’s first building featuring a pipe lattice structure.

−	Designed by the Nikken Sekkei Company, the tower’s unique shape was inspired by a tsuzumi, a traditional Japanese drum. It is 108 m tall, and comprises 8 layers, the top being a 360-degree observation deck which is open to tourists and provides impressive views of Kobe.	+	Designed by the Nikken Sekkei Company[[File:Kobetower1.jpg\|link=File:Kobetower1.jpg]], the tower’s unique shape was inspired by a tsuzumi, a traditional Japanese drum. It is 108 m tall, and comprises 8 layers, the top being a 360-degree observation deck which is open to tourists and provides impressive views of Kobe.

	[[File:Kobetower2.jpg\|link=File:Kobetower2.jpg]]		[[File:Kobetower2.jpg\|link=File:Kobetower2.jpg]]

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	The tower was closed for renovation in 2009-2010, during which time 7,000 LED lights were installed which are illuminated at night.		The tower was closed for renovation in 2009-2010, during which time 7,000 LED lights were installed which are illuminated at night.

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−	Kobe Port Tower, nicknamed the Steel Tower Beauty, is a hyperboloid tower ~~located~~ in the port city of Kobe, Japan. When it was completed in 1963 it was the world’s first building ~~to feature~~ a pipe lattice structure~~, and won a prize from the Architectural Institute of Japan~~.	+	Kobe Port Tower, nicknamed the Steel Tower Beauty, is a hyperboloid tower in the port city of Kobe, Japan. When it was completed in 1963 it was the world’s first building featuring a pipe lattice structure.

−	Designed by the Nikken Sekkei Company, the tower’s unique shape was inspired by a tsuzumi, a traditional Japanese drum. It ~~measures~~ 108 m tall, and ~~is comprised of~~ 8 layers, the top being a 360-degree observation deck which is open to tourists and provides impressive views of Kobe.	+	Designed by the Nikken Sekkei Company, the tower’s unique shape was inspired by a tsuzumi, a traditional Japanese drum. It is 108 m tall, and comprises 8 layers, the top being a 360-degree observation deck which is open to tourists and provides impressive views of Kobe.

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−	The main structure of the tower is painted a burnt orange colour, ~~and it is~~ surrounded by 32 red steel staves.	+	The main structure of the tower is painted a burnt orange colour, surrounded by 32 red steel staves.

	The tower was closed for renovation in 2009-2010, during which time 7,000 LED lights were installed which are illuminated at night.		The tower was closed for renovation in 2009-2010, during which time 7,000 LED lights were installed which are illuminated at night.
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Kobe Port Tower, nicknamed the Steel Tower Beauty, is a hyperboloid tower located in the port city of Kobe, Japan. When it was completed in 1963 it was the world’s first building to feature a pipe lattice structure, and won a prize from the Architectural Institute of Japan.

Designed by the Nikken Sekkei Company, the tower’s unique shape was inspired by a tsuzumi, a traditional Japanese drum. It measures 108 m tall, and is comprised of 8 layers, the top being a 360-degree observation deck which is open to tourists and provides impressive views of Kobe.

[[File:Kobetower2.jpg]]

The main structure of the tower is painted a burnt orange colour, and it is surrounded by 32 red steel staves.

The tower was closed for renovation in 2009-2010, during which time 7,000 LED lights were installed which are illuminated at night.

= Find out more =

=== Related articles on Designing Buildings Wiki ===

* Building of the week series.
* Device to Root Out Evil.
* Fuji TV Building, Tokyo.
* Gate Tower Building, Osaka.
* Nakagin Capsule Tower.
* Unusual building design of the week.
* Wonder Egg, Japan.

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