To that end, Wright designed the building as a hybrid of Japanese and Western architecture. The Imperial Hotel was demolished in 1968. The entrance lobby was saved and reconstructed at the Meiji ...

What a glory it is to see the Imperial standing amidst the ashes of a whole city! Forgive me this cutting of red tape to appeal to you to enable me to help two faithful Japanese friends and cause ...

who is said to have developed an interest in architecture after his father took him to the Imperial Hotel as a teenager, would later popularize Japanese Modernism in the United States, creating a ...

That's because the Imperial Palace is home to the Emperor of Japan and his immediate family. And before that, it was the residence for some of Japan's most important figures, including Emperor ...

The Imperial Palace, home to Japan's royal family ... The palace itself is a blend of traditional Japanese architecture and ...