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Tenkyōkaku

Palaces and Aristocratic Residences

Tenkyokaku is a Western-style residence in the French Renaissance style built between 1907 and 1908 as a summer villa for Prince Arisugawa Takehito in Inawashiro, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. The three-story wooden building features an octagonal tower and interior elements including a billiard room and marble details that blend Western aesthetics with some Japanese building techniques. It is owned by Fukushima Prefecture, was designated an Important Cultural Property of Japan in 1979, and has been open to the public since 1982. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Building TypeSourced to the subject's own account
Villa 2
LocationSourced to the subject's own account
Inawashiro, Japan 3
Completed Year
1908 1
Classification
Standing Status
Standing 1
Building Type
Building Type (category)Sourced to the subject's own account
Villa 2
Connections

Has Building Type

Villa, Concepts

In Style

Renaissance Revival architecture, Styles and Movements
Source Tenkyōkaku (Wikipedia)

Uses Element

Timber, Architectural Materials
Source Tenkyōkaku (Wikipedia)
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Located In

Japan

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Source Tenkyōkaku (Wikipedia)
Sources
1. Tenkyōkaku (Wikipedia)
  • Description
    The three-story wooden structure with an octagonal tower has a floor space of 927 square metres (9,980 sq ft) on a site of 492 square metres (5,300 sq ft) and a total height of 17.9 metres (59 ft). Although incorporating some Japanese architectural elements and construction techniques, the structure is very western in appearance, with a white balcony and clapboard walls, and a luxurious interior containing a billiard room, marble mantelpieces and chandeliers.
  • Infobox: completion_date
    1908
  • In Style: Renaissance Revival architecture, infobox architectural_style field: Neo-Renaissance
  • Uses Element: Timber, Article text
    The three-story wooden structure with an octagonal tower has a floor space of 927 square metres (9,980 sq ft) on a site of 492 square metres (5,300 sq ft) and a total height of 17.9 metres (59 ft).
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2. Tenkyokaku (Wikidata)
Wikimedia FoundationWikidata instance-of (P31) statement (Villa)
Quote, Wikidata instance-of (P31) statement (Villa)
Wikidata item Q11443742, instance of (P31): villa
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3. Tenkyokaku (Wikidata)
Wikimedia FoundationWikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement (EntityId 413884): Inawashiro, Japan
Quote, Wikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement (EntityId 413884): Inawashiro, Japan
Wikidata item Q11443742, property P131/P17 (location): Inawashiro, Japan
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