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==Architecture==

==Architecture==

The Hyôkeikan, today the Archaeological Wing of TNM, is a Neo-Baroque structure topped with a copper dome. It was completed in [[1909]], as a gift from the people of [[Tokyo]] presented to the [[Imperial family]], in honor of the wedding of the Crown Prince (who would later go on to rule as [[Emperor Taisho|Emperor Taishô]]). In reality, this was not paid for by popular donation, or by tax revenues, but by a small coalition of political and corporate movers-and-shakers who wished to strengthen their ties with the Imperial institution. Nevertheless, the gift was intended to symbolize a growing public connection to the Crown Prince, and loyalty to him.<ref>Coaldrake, William. ''Architecture and Authority in Japan''. Routledge, 1996. pp213, 308n5.</ref>

The Hyôkeikan, today the Archaeological Wing of TNM, is a two-story Neo-Baroque stone structure topped with a copper dome. It was completed in [[1909]], nominally as a gift from the people of [[Tokyo]] presented to the [[Imperial family]], in honor of the wedding of the Crown Prince (who would later go on to rule as [[Emperor Taisho|Emperor Taishô]]). In reality, this was not paid for by popular donation, or by tax revenues, but by a small coalition of political and corporate movers-and-shakers who wished to strengthen their ties with the Imperial institution. They included businessman [[Shibusawa Eiichi]], Tokyo prefectural Governor [[Senge Takatomi]], and Mayor [[Matsuda Hideo]], who headed Tokyo's "Association for the Celebration of the Crown Prince's Wedding," and who began the project as early as March [[1900]], commissioning [[Katayama Tokuma|Katayama Tôkuma]] to design the new building. Contributions were collected from 7,310 members of the association, and from 15,890 other individuals, to help fund the construction. In the end, construction was completed in about eight years, at a cost of just over 540,000 [[yen]].<ref>Takashi Fujitani, ''Splendid Monarchy'', University of California Press (1996), 212.</ref> The gift was intended to symbolize a growing public connection to the Crown Prince, and loyalty to him.<ref>Coaldrake, William. ''Architecture and Authority in Japan''. Routledge, 1996. pp213, 308n5.</ref>

The museum's main hall (''Honkan'') stands on the former site of the ''honbô'' (Abbot's Residence) of [[Kan'ei-ji]]; the gate to the ''honbô'' remained in place after the museum's construction and served as the main gate to the museum from [[1878]] until 1923. When the museum was rebuilt following the 1923 Great Kantô Earthquake, the gate was relocated, and now stands before the [[Ueno Rinno-ji|Ueno Rinnô-ji]].<ref>Plaque at Ueno Rinnô-ji.</ref>

The museum's main hall (''Honkan'') stands on the former site of the ''honbô'' (Abbot's Residence) of [[Kan'ei-ji]]; the gate to the ''honbô'' remained in place after the museum's construction and served as the main gate to the museum from [[1878]] until 1923. When the museum was rebuilt following the 1923 Great Kantô Earthquake, the gate was relocated, and now stands before the [[Ueno Rinno-ji|Ueno Rinnô-ji]].<ref>Plaque at Ueno Rinnô-ji.</ref>