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(Tokyo, Japan)()(Architecture Hunting)2023-03-23
Jiyū Gakuen Myōnichikan Elem
Originally built as an all-girls school in Tokyo in 1921, Jiyū Gakuen Myōnichikan was one of American architect Frank Lloyd Wright's last buildings remaining in Japan.
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Designed by renowned and influential American architect Frank Lloyd Wright and Japanese architect Arata Endo, the building was completed in 1921 as a school building for Jiyugakuen; the building has been designated as an Important Cultural Property. It’s also one of the last Frank Lloyd Wright buildings remaining in Japan.
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