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STANDING FROM 1923 TO 1968,
THE SECOND GENERATION IMPERIAL HOTEL
OPENED ON SEPTEMBER 1ST, 1923
THE DAY OF THE GREAT KANTO EARTHQUAKE. |
Frank Lloyd Wright came to Tokyo in January, 1913, for
some 4 months to check the site and prepare preliminary
drawings, and in 1916 an executive from the hotel company
visited Wright's studio at Taliesin to review the designs for
approval by the hotel Board of Directors. Wright
returned to Japan in 1917 and construction started in
November of 1918. Over 700 drawings were said to
have been created for the project. |
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Slabs of Oya stone ready to be put in place. |
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A new star in central Tokyo, circa 1923. |
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The carpeted main entrance and stairs to the lobby and front desk. |
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After the shadows of wartime, postwar celebrations. |
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A menu from the 1923 Wright Imperial. |
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The unusual architectural history of this landmark
Tokyo hotel is for our guests and visitors to savor
throughout their stays with us. Accommodations
in the crisply renovated Tower, for example,
incorporate numerous original artwork
inspired by Frank Lloyd Wright.
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Created in collaboration with the Frank Lloyd Wright
Foundation at Taliesin West in Scottsdale, Arizona.
The Imperial's one-of a- kind Frank Lloyd Wright
Suite boasts Hopi Indian-inspired carpets,
Wright's light fixtures and Prairie Style furniture, and
overlooks the lush greenery of Hibiya Park and
the Palace grounds.
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A patrician salute to our architectural heritage of
Frank Lloyd Wright, with fascinating motifs from
the 1923 Imperial, and masterfully concocted spirits
from around the world, the Old Imperial Bar is
our main bar and a beloved Tokyo institution.
To the right, an original 1923 fresco now in the Bar.
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Wright himself designed almost everything is
his magnificent 1923 masterpiece, including the
whimsical dinnerware patterns for
the dishes used in the ballrooms and restaurants.
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The unusual architectural history of this landmark
Tokyo hotel is for our guests and visitors to savor throughout
their stays with us Accommodations in the crisply renovated
Tower, for example, incorporate numerous original artwork
inspired by Frank Lloyd Wright.
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Created in collaboration with the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation at
Taliesin West in Scottsdale, Arizona. The Imperial's one-of a- kind
Frank Lloyd Wright Suite boasts Hopi Indian-inspired carpets,
Wright's light fixtures and Prairie Style furniture, and overlooks
the lush greenery of Hibiya Park and the Palace grounds.
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A patrician salute to our architectural heritage of
Frank Lloyd Wright, with fascinating motifs from
the 1923 Imperial, and masterfully concocted spirits from
around the world, the Old Imperial Bar is our main bar and
a beloved Tokyo institution. To the right, an original 1923
fresco now in the Bar.
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Wright himself designed almost everything is
his magnificent 1923 masterpiece, including the
whimsical dinnerware patterns for
the dishes used in the ballrooms and restaurants.
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On display through the end of 2017, an exhibit of 1923 relics and
other Imperial mementos from the Imperial's colorful past,
now on display in a remodeled space in the hotel's Main Lobby.
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150th Anniversary Email News:https://www.imperialhotel.co.jp/e/our_world/emailnews06/forpastnews/2017_06.html?popup
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