Imperial Crown Style

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Japanese architectural style architectural style

Imperial Crown Style is a distinctive early 20th-century Japanese architectural style that blends traditional Japanese roof forms with modern Western building structures, often used for prominent public and governmental buildings.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Imperial Crown Style canonical	4
Imperial Crown Style (of the National Diet Building)	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Japanese architectural style ⓘ architectural style ⓘ
appliedIn	Japan ⓘ Korea under Japanese rule ⓘ Manchukuo ⓘ Taiwan under Japanese rule ⓘ
associatedWith	Japanese nationalism ⓘ imperial ideology of prewar Japan ⓘ
characteristic	applies stone or brick cladding on façades ⓘ combines traditional Japanese roof forms with modern Western structural systems ⓘ emphasizes symmetry in building composition ⓘ features large tiled hipped or gabled roofs resembling Japanese castles or temples ⓘ often includes central tower or pavilion crowned with Japanese-style roof ⓘ uses reinforced concrete or steel frame structures ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Japan ⓘ
declinePeriod	post-World War II era ⓘ
developedIn	Taisho era ⓘ surface form: Taishō period early Shōwa period ⓘ late Meiji period ⓘ
hasCulturalSignificance	expression of fusion between Japanese tradition and Western modernity ⓘ symbol of state authority in prewar Japan ⓘ
inception	Taisho era ⓘ surface form: Taishō period early 20th century ⓘ early Shōwa period ⓘ
influencedBy	Beaux-Arts ⓘ surface form: Beaux-Arts architecture Neoclassical architecture ⓘ traditional Japanese castle architecture ⓘ traditional Japanese temple architecture ⓘ
otherName	Imperial Crown Style architecture ⓘ Teikan Yōshiki ⓘ
peakPopularity	1930s ⓘ
region	Imperial Japan ⓘ surface form: Japanese Empire
typicalElement	deep eaves ⓘ large-scale stone staircases ⓘ monumental entrance portico ⓘ multi-tiered Japanese-style roof ⓘ ornamental ridge-end tiles ⓘ
typicalMaterial	brick ⓘ reinforced concrete ⓘ steel ⓘ stone cladding ⓘ
usedFor	government buildings ⓘ imperial institutions ⓘ museums ⓘ public buildings ⓘ railway stations ⓘ universities ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

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Nagoya City Hall → architecturalStyle → Imperial Crown Style ⓘ

House of Councillors chamber → architecturalStyle → Imperial Crown Style ⓘ

this entity surface form: Imperial Crown Style (of the National Diet Building)

Imperial Crown Style (National Diet Building) → relatedTo → Imperial Crown Style ⓘ

Tokyo National Museum → honkanStyle → Imperial Crown Style ⓘ

Aichi Prefectural Government Office → architecturalStyle → Imperial Crown Style ⓘ