Search｜Photos & Images & Videos｜KYODO NEWS IMAGES INC

JAPAN-TOKYO-ARCHITECTURE-DEMOLITION

(220412) -- TOKYO, April 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A man takes photos of the Nakagin Capsule Tower Building in Shimbashi, Tokyo, Japan, April 12, 2022. The Nakagin Capsule Tower Building is a mixed-use residential and office tower, located in Shimbashi of Tokyo. Built in 1972, the building has fallen into disrepair. In March 2022, it was announced that the building is to be demolished. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

E

JAPAN-TOKYO-ARCHITECTURE-DEMOLITION

(220412) -- TOKYO, April 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on April 12, 2022 shows the Nakagin Capsule Tower Building in Shimbashi, Tokyo, Japan. The Nakagin Capsule Tower Building is a mixed-use residential and office tower, located in Shimbashi of Tokyo. Built in 1972, the building has fallen into disrepair. In March 2022, it was announced that the building is to be demolished. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

E

JAPAN-TOKYO-ARCHITECTURE-DEMOLITION

(220412) -- TOKYO, April 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on April 12, 2022 shows the Nakagin Capsule Tower Building in Shimbashi, Tokyo, Japan. The Nakagin Capsule Tower Building is a mixed-use residential and office tower, located in Shimbashi of Tokyo. Built in 1972, the building has fallen into disrepair. In March 2022, it was announced that the building is to be demolished. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

E

JAPAN-TOKYO-ARCHITECTURE-DEMOLITION

(220412) -- TOKYO, April 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on April 12, 2022 shows the entrance of the Nakagin Capsule Tower Building in Shimbashi, Tokyo, Japan. The Nakagin Capsule Tower Building is a mixed-use residential and office tower, located in Shimbashi of Tokyo. Built in 1972, the building has fallen into disrepair. In March 2022, it was announced that the building is to be demolished. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

E

JAPAN-TOKYO-ARCHITECTURE-DEMOLITION

(220412) -- TOKYO, April 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on April 12, 2022 shows the Nakagin Capsule Tower Building (C) in Shimbashi, Tokyo, Japan. The Nakagin Capsule Tower Building is a mixed-use residential and office tower, located in Shimbashi of Tokyo. Built in 1972, the building has fallen into disrepair. In March 2022, it was announced that the building is to be demolished. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

E

Work to dismantle capsule tower building begins

Photo taken in Tokyo's Ginza area on April 12, 2022, shows Nakagin Capsule Tower, the world's first capsule-style architectural building put to practical use, designed by renowned Japanese architect Kisho Kurokawa and completed in 1972. Work to dismantle the building due to aging began the same day.

E

Work to dismantle capsule tower building begins

Photo taken in Tokyo's Ginza area on April 12, 2022, shows Nakagin Capsule Tower, the world's first capsule-style architectural building put to practical use, designed by renowned Japanese architect Kisho Kurokawa and completed in 1972. Work to dismantle the building due to aging began the same day.

E

Nakagin Capsule Tower

File photo taken in Tokyo on March 1, 2019, shows Nakagin Capsule Tower, the world's first capsule architecture built for practical use in the 1970s, designed by renowned Japanese architect Kisho Kurokawa. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo