Heisei Chishinkan Wing, Kyoto National Museum, Kyoto: canopy and reflecting pool looking towards the Meiji Kotokan
Architect/Designer | Taniguchi, Yoshio (1937-) |
| Tokuma, Katayama (1854-2017) |
Artist/Photographer | Barr, John |
Country | Japan |
City | Kyoto |
Subject Date | 2014 |
Image Date | 2014 |
View | Exterior |
Medium | Digital image |
Library Reference | Barr 14-11-03-4800 |
Orientation | Portrait |
Colour Info | Black and white |
Credit | John Barr / RIBA Collections |
Subject | Water features ; Canopies ; Museums ; Reflections |
NOTES: The original museum called the Meiji Kotokan was built in 1895 in a French Renaissance style by the architect Katayama Tokuma. A new collections hall was added in 1966 by the architect Keiichi Morita. The new wing by Taniguchi & Associates shown here, was added in 2014.
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