Solae (tower)

{{short description|Elevator test tower in Inazawa, Japan}}

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| image = Mitsubishi Elevator of SOLAE Test Tower 2010-2-27.JPG

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| image_caption =The Mitsubishi Electric–owned Solae Test Tower

| map_type = Japan Aichi Prefecture#Japan

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| location_city = Inazawa, Aichi

| location_country = Japan

| coordinates = {{Coord|35|14|42|N|136|49|9.5|E|type:landmark|display=inline,title}}

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| start_date = December 26, 2005

| completion_date = September 26, 2007

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| owner = Mitsubishi Electric Building Solutions

| height = 173.0 meters

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The Solae is an elevator test tower located in the city of Inazawa, Japan. It is owned by Mitsubishi Electric. The tower is {{convert|173|m|ft}}.{{Cite web| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7169772.stm | title=Japan opens 'tallest lift tower' | publisher=BBC News | date=3 January 2008}} 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).{{Cite web| url=http://www.kone.com/en/stories-and-references/stories/putting-elevators-to-test.aspx | title=Putting elevators to test | publisher=KONE Corporation | date=17 April 2018}} This record was once again broken in 2017, with the completion of TK Elevator Test Tower in Rottweil, Germany (246 meters).