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dc.coverage.spatialSite: Tokyo, Kanto, Japanen_US
dc.coverage.temporal1915-1926 (creation)en_US
dc.creatorIto, Chutaen_US
dc.date1915-1926en_US
dc.date.accessioned2013-09-26T18:20:06Z
dc.date.available2013-09-26T18:20:06Z
dc.date.issued1915-1926en_US
dc.identifier236395en_US
dc.identifier.otherarchrefid: 2557en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/144130
dc.descriptionSmall entry shelter (small shrine) and lantern lamp post flanking torii; The Meiji period that coincides with the rule of emperor Mutsuhito, called Meiji, from 1868 to 1912. The Meiji Jingu located in Shibuya, Tokyo, is the Shinto shrine that is dedicated to the deified spirits of Emperor Meiji and his wife, Empress Shōken. (A jingu is specifically a Shinto shrine connected to the Imperial House of Japan.) Construction began in 1915 under Itō Chūta, and the shrine was built in the traditional nagare-zukuri style and is made up primarily of Japanese cypress and copper. It was formally dedicated in 1920, completed in 1921, and its grounds officially finished by 1926. The original building was destroyed during the Tokyo air raids of World War II. The present iteration of the shrine was funded through a public fund raising effort and completed in October, 1958. Meiji Shrine is located in a forest that covers an area of 700,000 square-meters (about 175 acres). The Naien is the inner precinct, which is centered on the shrine buildings and includes a treasure museum. The Gaien is the outer precinct, which includes the Meiji Memorial Picture Gallery, the National Stadium and Meiji Memorial Hall. Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page (accessed 7/19/2012)en_US
dc.format.mediumJapanese cypress; copperen_US
dc.rights© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.en_US
dc.subjectarchitectureen_US
dc.subjectdeath or burialen_US
dc.subjectfunerary arten_US
dc.subjectdeitiesen_US
dc.subjectrulers and leadersen_US
dc.subjectparks (recreation areas)en_US
dc.subjectRestoration and conservationen_US
dc.subjectWorld War, 1939-1945en_US
dc.subjectarboretumen_US
dc.subjectMeijien_US
dc.titleMeiji Jinguen_US
dc.title.alternativeMeiji Shrineen_US
dc.title.alternative明治神宮en_US
dc.typeimageen_US
dc.rights.accessLicensed for educational and research use by the MIT community onlyen_US
dc.identifier.vendorcode1A2-J-T-MJS-A2en_US
vra.culturalContextJapaneseen_US
vra.techniqueconstruction (assembling), carving (processes)en_US
vra.worktypehistoric siteen_US
vra.worktypetempleen_US
vra.worktypeshrine (structure)en_US
dc.contributor.displayChuta Ito (Japanese architect, 1867-1954)en_US


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