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 architect : MURANO Togo
address : 4-42 Nobori-machi Naka-ku, Hiroshima City
use : catholic church
completion : 1954
size : total floor 2,361sqm
structure : RC + W
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Catholic cathedral in Hiroshima.
Hugo M. Enomiya-LASSALLE, priest of old Noborimachi Cathedral, suffered from bombing and acted enthusiastically for reconstruction of the cathedral.
For the reconstruction project, the first competition after WWII
was held. But nobody won. After all MURANO who was the judge of the competition
took the chair of architect.
Facade(photo#4) is quite simple, but the balance of tower and main hall
is excellent. Dark gray bricks on RC structure which were made from bombed
soil form the architecture.
Anybody can visit the cathedral. Internal space is full of light
but I feel heavy message embedded in it.
If you are interested in architecture, you should visit this sophisticated cathedral.
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When you visit there, you have to remember it is religious architecture. |
[reference]
1) Memorial Cathedral for World Peace
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TRAM : "Kanayama-cho" "Jogakuin-mae" |
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BUS : "Jogakuin-mae" |
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Memorial Cathedral for World Peace |
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creation: May18/2000 latest update: May8/2006
writer: makoto camera: NikonD70, CanonPowerShotG3 |
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