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[[Image:TNM-Honkan.JPG|right|thumb|320px|The second Honkan (Main Building) of the museum, built in 1938 in a Meiji-inspired style.]]
[[Image:Hyokeikan-TNM.JPG|right|thumb|320px|The Hyôkeikan, completed in [[1909]], survived both the 1923 Great Kantô Earthquake and the 1945 bombings intact.]]
*''Japanese'': 東京国立博物館 ''(toukyou kokuritsu hakubutsukan)''
The Tokyo National Museum, located in [[Ueno Park]], is one of four top-tier national museums in Japan, along with museums located in [[Nara National Museum|Nara]], [[Kyoto National Museum|Kyoto]], and [[Kyushu National Museum|Dazaifu (Kyushu)]]. The buildings which comprise the Tokyo National Museum (TNM) are often cited as important examples of Western-style [[Meiji architecture|Meiji period 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>
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==References==
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[[Category:Meiji Period]]
[[Category:Art and Architecture]]
[[Image:Hyokeikan-TNM.JPG|right|thumb|320px|The Hyôkeikan, completed in [[1909]], survived both the 1923 Great Kantô Earthquake and the 1945 bombings intact.]]
*''Japanese'': 東京国立博物館 ''(toukyou kokuritsu hakubutsukan)''
The Tokyo National Museum, located in [[Ueno Park]], is one of four top-tier national museums in Japan, along with museums located in [[Nara National Museum|Nara]], [[Kyoto National Museum|Kyoto]], and [[Kyushu National Museum|Dazaifu (Kyushu)]]. The buildings which comprise the Tokyo National Museum (TNM) are often cited as important examples of Western-style [[Meiji architecture|Meiji period 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>
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==References==
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[[Category:Meiji Period]]
[[Category:Art and Architecture]]
