Meiji Industrial Revolution/ Le Corbusier

[Meiji Industrial Revolution]

Q. How many locations do The World Heritage sites of Japan's Meiji Industrial Revolution comprise?

A. The World Heritage sites of Japan's Meiji Industrial Revolution comprise 23 locations centered in Yamaguchi Prefecture and the Kyushu Region.

Q. What can we learn by visiting each site of them?

A. Visiting each site, you'll learn about Japan's rapid development of industrial shipbuilding technologies, coal mining, and the institutions and ideas that helped propel the country forward during this radical period.

Q. What is the most notable Meiji-era site in Nagasaki?

A. It is the Mitsubishi Nagasaki Shipyard, where you'll find a dry dock, crane, pattern shop, and guest house dating back to the early 1900s.

Q. What can you find in a trip to the island of Hashima off the coast of Nagasaki?

A. You'll find the eerie remnants of a Meiji-era coal mine there. 

[ Le Corbusier ]

Q. As the industrial revolution of the 19th century opened up a whole new world, what kind of heavy-duty materials were utilized to construct buildings.?

A. New materials such as concrete and reinforced steel readily were available. 

Q. What results can you see in his style with the use of new materials?  was the modernist architectural movement, characterized by bold, symmetrical forms, a focus on functionality, and a minimalist sensibility that has influenced the realms of painting, sculpture, music, and more.

A. What resulted was the modernist architectural movement, characterized by bold, symmetrical forms, a focus on functionality, and a minimalist sensibility that has influenced the realms of painting, sculpture, music, and more.

Q. When was the National Museum of Western Art built?

A. Located in the Ueno district of Tokyo, the National Museum of Western Art was built in 1959, 

Q. What are the features of the building? Also, whose art works have been exhibited there?

A. The structure has a rectangular concrete exterior, with skylights, beams, and ramps serving as functional decorative interior elements.

It houses 4,500 sculptures and paintings from the last five centuries, all from western artists. Inside you'll find works by Van Gogh, Cezanne, and Monet, among others. But it's Le Corbusier's impressive interior and exterior designs that continue to impress visitors.