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Station · Tokyo, Japan
Tokyo Station
- Dated
- Dated 1908–14
- Declared purpose
- Railway station
- Today
- Survives, restored 2012
- Build time
- About 6 years
- Region
- Asia
- Architect of record
- Tatsuno Kingo, architect: about 54 when credited (1908, born 1854). Build time on record: about 6 years.All architects of record →
- On the list as
- Documented
Hidden history
Found, Not Built
A red-brick station by Tatsuno Kingo, damaged in 1945 and restored to its domed form in 2012.
Domes restored
War damage in 1945 took the domes; they were restored in 2012.
Western brick
A red-brick, Western-style station in Tokyo by Tatsuno Kingo, who also designed the Bank of Japan.
Questions worth asking
- Why a European-style station in 1914 Tokyo?
Possible original uses
- Station
What the photos show
Sources
Further viewing
Episodes from My Lunch Break (Michael Kruse), the main lens for this app. They open on YouTube.
