Teikoku Gekijō
| Teikoku Gekijō | |
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| Address: | 3-1-1 Marunouchi |
| City: | Chiyoda , Tokyo |
| Coordinates: | 35 ° 40 '34 " N , 139 ° 45' 44" E |
| Architecture and history | |
| Opened: | March 1, 1911 |
| Spectator: | 1897 places |
| Architects: | Tamishuke Yokogawa, Yoshirō Taniguchi |
| Internet presence: | |
| Website: | Teikoku Gekijō |
The Teikoku Gekijō ( Japanese 帝国 劇場 , German "Reichstheater", English Imperial Theater , short: Teigeki) is the theater in Japan for musicals and drama . It is managed by the Japanese film studio Tōhō . It also houses the Idemitsu Art Museum , restaurants and offices. The theater is located in the district of Marunouchi in Tokyo .
history
In March 1911, the theater was first built in the western style. The architect was Tamisuke Yokogawa, who also designed the Mitsukoshi shopping center .
The theater collapsed on September 1, 1923 during the Great Kanto earthquake . It was rebuilt in 1924. For financial reasons it was demolished in 1964 and later replaced in the same place by a new building designed by the architect Yoshirō Taniguchi .
Web links
- Official website (Japanese, English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Stuart DB Picken: Historical Dictionary of Japanese Business. Rowman & Littlefield 2016, ISBN 1-442-2558-97 , p. 402.
- ↑ Laura MacDonald, William A. Everett: The Palgrave Handbook of Musical Theater Producers. Springer 2017, ISBN 1-137-4330-86 , p. 280.