| Structural form and style | Reinforced brick and stone-built, building area: 5,150 m2, 2-story above and 1-story below, copper roof, a carriage porch and stairs attached
Appendix: Front gate and walls, 1building: front gate, steel-built, small doors on both sides, frontage 17 m wide, and walls, steel-built, length 142.5 m
: East and west eisha (guardian station), 2 buildings: Reinforced brick stone-built, building area: 148.61 m2, 1-story above and 1-story below, slate roofing
: Main gardenfountain, 1 structure: stone-built, equipped with bronze fountain
: Main gardenstair, 1 structure: stone-made, length 23.8 m, with balustrade
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| Explanatory text | Kyu Togu Gosho (the Former Crown Prince's Palace) was built for a residence of the then crown prince (later Taisho Emperor <1879-1926>) in 1909. The residence was built in a genuine European architectural style with some Japanese decorative themes, making free use of elaborate techniques. It shows one of the highest architectural achievements in terms of designs and techniques by Japanese architects in the Meiji era (1868-1912), when Western-style architectural designs and skills came to be introduced. The Palace signifies the greatest memorial building in the Meiji era, with its particularly profound importance in the history of Japanese culture. |