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Ushiku Daibutsu


Height: 120m
Location: Ushiku
Year: 1993
Ushiku Daibutsu

Ponte City Apartments


Height: 173m
Location: Johannesburg
Year: 1975
Ponte City Apartments

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Ponte City Apartments

Ponte City Apartments

Height

173m
Floors54
Year1975
CityJohannesburg

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Ponte City is a skyscraper at the Berea Area of Johannesburg, South Africa, just next to Hillbrow.

It was developed in 1975 to a height of 173 m (567.6 ft), which makes it the tallest residential skyscraper in Africa. The 55-story building is cylindrical, with an open centre allowing additional light to the apartments. The centre space is known as'the core' and rises above an uneven rock floor.



When built, Ponte City was seen as an extremely desirable address due to its views over all of Johannesburg and its environment. The neon sign on top of the building is the largest sign from the southern hemisphere and advertised for the Coca-Cola Company prior to 2000. It now advertises the South African mobile phone company Vodacom.

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Ushiku Daibutsu

Ushiku Daibutsu

Height

120m
Floors0
Year1993
CityUshiku

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Ushiku Daibutsu (????) is a statue located in Ushiku, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan.

Completed in 1993, it stands a total of 120 metres (390 ft) tall, including the 10 m (33 ft) base and 10m lotus platform. The statue held the record for the tallest statue from 1993--2008. As of 2018, it's among the top five tallest statues in the world.An elevator takes visitors up 85 m (279 ft) into an observation floor. The statue depicts Amitabha Buddha and is made of bronze. It is also known as Ushiku ARCADIA (Amida's Radiance and Compassion Actually Developing and Illuminating Area). It was built to commemorate the birth of Shinran, founder of the J?do Shinsh? ???? or'True Pure Land School' of Buddhism.

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