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Ryōunkaku

former building in Tokyo, Japan
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Ryōunkaku

Summary

Ryōunkaku is a tower block[1]. Ryōunkaku ranks in the top 9% of tower_block entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (74 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Ryōunkaku is located in Asakusa-ku[3].
  • Ryōunkaku is in the country of Empire of Japan[4].
  • Ryōunkaku's image is recorded as Jintan 12kai cropped.jpg[5].
  • Ryōunkaku's instance of is recorded as tower block[6].
  • Ryōunkaku's instance of is recorded as observation tower[7].
  • Ryōunkaku's instance of is recorded as destroyed building or structure[8].
  • Ryōunkaku's architect is recorded as W. K. Burton[9].
  • Ryōunkaku's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 30145971384732330028[10].
  • Ryōunkaku's locator map image is recorded as 凌雲閣のあった場所の地図.png[11].
  • Ryōunkaku's Commons category is recorded as Ryōunkaku[12].
  • Ryōunkaku's Emporis building ID is recorded as 204599[13].
  • Ryōunkaku was dissolved in +1923-09-23T00:00:00Z[14].
  • Ryōunkaku's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 35.71574433180385, 'lon': 139.79316247651286}[15].
  • Ryōunkaku's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/09rv1b[16].
  • Ryōunkaku's cause of destruction is recorded as 1923 Great Kantō Earthquake[17].
  • Ryōunkaku's significant event is recorded as 1894 Tokyo earthquake[18].
  • Ryōunkaku's floors above ground is recorded as {'amount': '+12'}[19].
  • Ryōunkaku's number of elevators is recorded as {'amount': '+1'}[20].
  • Ryōunkaku's date of official opening is recorded as +1890-11-11T00:00:00Z[21].
  • Ryōunkaku's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25343', 'amount': '+122.31'}[22].
  • Ryōunkaku's height is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+52.4'}[23].
  • Ryōunkaku's width is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+14.92'}[24].
  • Ryōunkaku's montage image is recorded as Ryounkaku before and after Great Kanto earthquake.JPG[25].
  • Ryōunkaku's Atlas Obscura place ID is recorded as asakusa-twelve-stories-mural[26].
  • Ryōunkaku's model image is recorded as Ryounkaku tower (Asakusa Twelve Stories) model, c. 1890 AD, scale 1 to 10 - Edo-Tokyo Museum - Sumida, Tokyo, Japan - DSC06910.jpg[27].

Body

Geography

Ryōunkaku is in the country of Empire of Japan[4]. Ryōunkaku is located in Asakusa-ku[3].

Physical Characteristics

Ryōunkaku's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25343', 'amount': '+122.31'}[22].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include tower block[6], observation tower[7], and destroyed building or structure[8].

Why It Matters

Ryōunkaku ranks in the top 9% of tower_block entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (74 views/month).[2] Ryōunkaku has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Ryōunkaku is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . dl.ndl.go.jp. dl.ndl.go.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 4w ago · Ikan · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Floors above ground → {'amount': '+12'}
    Number of elevators → {'amount': '+1'}
    Dissolved → —
    Dissolved, abolished or demolished date → +1923-09-23T00:00:00Z
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P4839]]: Entity["Building", "Ryounkaku::54c9x"], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257096|batch #257096]]"
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