AIJ Journal of Technology and Design
Online ISSN : 1881-8188
Print ISSN : 1341-9463
ISSN-L : 1341-9463
History and Theory of Architecture
THE MODELS OF THE MEIJI IMPERIAL PALACE POSSESSED BY TOKYO NATIONAL MUSEUM
Asae OZAWA
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2014 Volume 20 Issue 45 Pages 773-778

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Meiji Imperial Palace is the milestone of the modern architecture in Japan, which is known its models were presented to the emperor on the making process.
In this study, two models of the palace possessed by Tokyo National Museum are considered their story and the background. One model is for Ekkenjo, made in 1884. As being presented to the emperor after that studied by changing fixtures, this model is positioned as the valuable materials of examining for designing process. The other model is for Nishitamari no ma uwaya, the scarcity example showing a method of construction of the temporally roof.
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© 2014 Architectural Institute of Japan
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