Rokumeikan
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The was a large two-story building in Tokyo, completed in 1883, which became a controversial symbol of Westernisation in the Meiji period. Commissioned for the housing of foreign guests by the Foreign Minister Inoue Kaoru, it was designed by British architect Josiah Conder, a prominent Western adviser working in Japan.
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Vinony files it under Buildings and structures demolished in 1941, Buildings and structures in Chiyoda, Tokyo and Buildings of the Meiji era.
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Key facts
- Building.name
- Rokumeikan
- Building.image
- Tokyo-Rokumeikan-zenmen-1883-1900.jpg
- Building.caption
- The Rokumeikan around 1883–1900, Tokyo
- Building.building_type
- Residence
- Building.architectural_style
- French Renaissance
- Building.cost
- 40,000 yen
- Building.location
- Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
- Building.address
- 1-1-7, Uchisaiwaicho
- Building.location_country
- Japan
- Building.construction_start_date
- 1881
- Building.completion_date
- 1883
- Building.inauguration_date
- 28 November 1883
- Building.demolished_date
- 1941
- Building.floor_count
- 2
- Building.architect
- Josiah Conder
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Wikidata facts
- Country
- Empire of Japan
- Image
- Tokyo-Rokumeikan-zenmen-no-kei-1883-1900.png
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- architect
- Josiah Conder
- Commons category
- Rokumeikan
- date of official opening
- 1883-11-28
- commissioned by
- Inoue Kaoru
- inception
- 1883-07-07
- dissolved, abolished or demolished date
- 1940-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
11 sectionsContents
- History
- Background
- Construction
- The Rokumeikan era
- Later years
- Name
- Allusions in literature
- Location
- References
- Notes
- External links
The was a large two-story building in Tokyo, completed in 1883, which became a controversial symbol of Westernisation in the Meiji period. Commissioned for the housing of foreign guests by the Foreign Minister Inoue Kaoru, it was designed by British architect Josiah Conder, a prominent Western adviser working in Japan.
Although the Rokumeikan's heyday was brief, it became famous for its parties and balls, which introduced many high-ranking Japanese to Western manners for the first time, and it is still a fixture in the cultural memory of Japan. It was, however, largely used for the accommodation of guests of the government, and for meetings between Japanese who had already lived abroad.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Rokumeikan” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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