Kyoto Station, Kyoto, Japan. Constructed on the 1200th anniversary of the capital's foundation in Kyoto, it was opened to the public in 1997

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Kyoto Station, Kyoto, Japan. Constructed on the 1200th anniversary of the capital's foundation in Kyoto, it was opened to the public in 1997. The was designed by the Japanese architect Hara Hiroshi. The station's large main hall with its exposed steel beamed roof, called the Matrix, is meant to reflect both the structure of the station and the grid like layout of Kyoto's street network.

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Size: 5405px × 3603px
Location: Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
Photo credit: © Cecilia Colussi / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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Keywords: beamed, building, design, futuristic, hara, hiroshi, japan, kyoto, kyō-eki, matrix, modern, roof, station, steel, 京都駅