Imperial Hotel

Imperial Hotel (帝国ホテル Teikoku Hoteru) is a company that operates hotels in Japan. Its flagship hotel, the Imperial Hotel, Tokyo, and its headquarters are located in the Chiyoda Ward of Tokyo, near the Imperial Palace, Hibiya Park, and Ginza.

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Japan - Chiyoda Ward - Tokyo - Imperial Palace - Hibiya Park - Ginza

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The original Imperial Hotel in Tokyo was built in 1890. To replace the original wooden structure, the owners commissioned a design by the American architect Frank Lloyd Wright, which was completed in 1923. It survived the magnitude 7.9 Great Kanto earthquake of 1923. Time took its toll, and in 1976, the facade and pool were moved to Meiji Mura, a collection of buildings (mostly from the Meiji Era) in Inuyama, near Nagoya, while the rest of the structure was demolished to make way for a new hotel on the site.

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Frank Lloyd Wright - Magnitude - Great Kanto earthquake - 1923 - Meiji Mura - Meiji Era - Inuyama - Nagoya

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The Frank Lloyd Wright version was designed in the "Mayan Style" of architecture that was primarily developed himself. This form incorporates a tall, pyramid-like structure, and a uses faintly mayan art and decorations. The main building materials are mostly poured concrete and concrete block.

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The Imperial Hotel group includes five hotels throughout Japan.

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