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Project timeline
1961 – 1964
Type
Religious
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Tokyo
Japan
www.tokyo.catholic.jp
Current state
Original
Architect Change this
St. Mary's Cathedral Change this
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The original structure of 1899 was a wooden building in the Gothic style. It was burned during World War II. The present church, designed by Tange Kenzo, dates from 1964. Kenzo Tange won the competition for the reconstruction of this church in 1961. It was built with assistance from Wilhelm Schlombs, architect to the Archdiocese of Cologne, the engineer Yoshikatsu Tsuboi, who worked with Tange on many of his projects and the Zurich architect Max Lechner.
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