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Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building

Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building

Also known as 東京都庁第一本庁舎

Architect

Kenzo TangeKenzo Tange

Year

1991

Style

Postmodernism

Type

government

Tange's 1991 twin-towered city hall reaches 243 meters, its granite facades organized by a grid referencing both computer circuitry and Gothic cathedral fenestration. The bifurcated tower form, massive plaza, and ceremonial axis create…

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  1. 1991

    Original construction

    Kenzo Tange

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