Izumo Grand Shrine Administration Building (right), designed by Kikutake Kiyonori (1963), now demolished; Izumo, Shimane Prefecture, Japan

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The Izumo Grand Shrine Administration Building, designed by Kikutake Kiyonori, completed in 1963, is a significant example of the Japanese architectural movement known as metabolism. It was demolished in 2017.

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Size: 5011px × 3341px
Location: Taishacho Kizukihigashi, Izumo-shi, Shimane-ken 699-0701, Japan
Photo credit: © Thomas Kyhn / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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