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Grand Prince Hotel Akasaka
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The Grand Prince Hotel Akasaka (グランドプリンスホテル赤坂, Gurando Purinsu Hoteru Akasaka) was an upscale hotel in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. The site of the former hotel is now the location of a mixed-use development named Tokyo Garden Terrace Kioicho.
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Coordinates | 35.6798825°N 139.7372472°E / 35.6798825; 139.7372472 |
Completed | 1982 (new tower) |
Opening | 1955 |
Closed | March 2011 |
Demolished | 2013 |
Owner | Prince Hotels |
Height | |
Roof | 138.9 metres (456 ft) |
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Floor count | 40 |
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Number of rooms | 761 |
Number of restaurants | 13 |
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A design of Japanese architect Kenzo Tange, the hotel was well known for its "distinctive saw-toothed facade" of aluminium and glass.[1] Following closure it became notable for being deconstructed in a top-down approach, the building appearing to shrink in height over time.