This week's focus is the sleek Roppongi Hills Mori Tower. Completed in 2003, this high-rise is 781 feet tall and has 54 floors. Most of the building is office space, but the top floors feature an art museum, observatory, private club, and academy.
Mori Tower is the centerpiece of the Roppongi Hills complex. Its lower six floors are part of an upscale shopping mall, which continues down the eastern hillside at the tower's foot. All told, the center features 230 retail stores, a Grand Hyatt hotel, a large cineplex, an outdoor performance arena, and broadcasting centers for two TV stations. The interior of the mall is spacious, with waterfalls and other interesting design features.
The grounds surrounding the mall also have lots of fountains, and some interesting sculptures. The spider statue is a favorite meeting spot.
The grounds were all decorated for the Christmas/New Year season, with beautiful lights at night. In this picture, you can see the Tokyo Tower in the background (a future Edifice of the Week candidate).
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