Solae
The Mitsubishi Electric–owned Solae Test Tower
Solae (tower) is located in Aichi Prefecture
Solae (tower)
Solae
Solae (tower) is located in Japan
Solae (tower)
Solae (tower) (Japan)
General information
Town or cityInazawa, Aichi
CountryJapan
Coordinates35°14′42″N 136°49′9.5″E / 35.24500°N 136.819306°E / 35.24500; 136.819306
Construction startedDecember 26, 2005
CompletedSeptember 26, 2007
OwnerMitsubishi Electric Building Solutions
Height173.0 meters

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

References

  1. "Japan opens 'tallest lift tower'". BBC News. 3 January 2008.
  2. "Putting elevators to test". KONE Corporation. 17 April 2018.
  • Media related to SOLAÉ at Wikimedia Commons
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