{"id":103618,"date":"2024-07-29T15:20:19","date_gmt":"2024-07-29T06:20:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/?p=103618"},"modified":"2024-08-20T12:01:59","modified_gmt":"2024-08-20T03:01:59","slug":"architecture-of-kyoto-tower","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/architecture-of-kyoto-tower\/","title":{"rendered":"The Imposing and Contentious Architecture of Kyoto Tower"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The charms of Kyoto<\/a>, curated over centuries, are in such abundance that it can seem like an enchanted city. There are lifetimes of shrines and tranquil gardens, generations of craftspeople plying their timeless trades, and festively lantern-lit terraces which line the lazy flow of the Kamogawa River \u9d28\u5ddd<\/strong>. Above it all, stretching dreamily between the distant blue haze of the city\u2019s all-but-encompassing hills, is a vast expanse of alluringly expressive sky, reflecting the colors of the changing hours and seasons.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Photo: Kevin Doran<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

This most intangible of the ancient capital\u2019s assets has long been guarded against architectural incursion, and very few structures dare to jut above the city\u2019s gently nestling vista. Of those brave enough to try, none do it with more attention-seeking incongruity, or space-age panache, than Kyoto Tower \u4eac\u90fd\u30bf\u30ef\u30fc<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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