Parks Tower (Namba Parks)

Parks Tower (パークスタワー) is a 30- floor-and-149- meter high skyscraper located in the Namba Parks complex in the Namba district, Naniwa-ku, Osaka, Japan.[1]

Parks Tower in Namba Parks
Overhead view of Namba Parks

It was designed by Nikken Sekkei Ltd., and constructed by Takenaka Corporation in 2003. The building later earned the nickname "PS3 Building" in 2010 as it bore a striking resemblance to the original PlayStation 3 console.[2]

See also
  • List of tallest buildings in Osaka

References
  1. "Namba Park Tower". Emporis.com. Retrieved 13 January 2010.
  2. Melanson, Donald (4 August 2010). "Visualized: PlayStation 3 is big in Japan". Engadget. Retrieved 3 February 2015.


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