The Tokyo Railway Station Building

“The ruined city had flourished – and had been an inviting target – mainly because it had been one of the most important military-command and communication ‘centres in Japan, and would have become the Imperial headquarters had the islands been invaded and Tokyo been captured.” (HERSEY, P. 107).

facilities, residential complexes, office towers, department stores, and high-tech structures are some excellent examples of Japanese Architecture (hkuhist2.hku.hk).

Construction on The Empire State Building began on October 1, 1929 just a few weeks before the biggest stock market crash in United States history. On September 9, 1930, Al Smith the former Governor of New York, marked the spot of the cornerstone of what would become the worlds tallest and the century’s best building. That day Smith gave a speech to a crowd of over five thousand, which included mostly workers in hopes of a job on the upcoming project. The Empire State Building opened its doors just eight months later on Friday, May 1, 1931. For a country in midst of a great depression The Empire State Building was a symbol of hope in dark times and showed that Americans would persevere even in a

throughout the first half of the 1900s. The temple was built as Japanese exhibit hall in 1933 for

The government than also led in the way of building railways and shipping lines, telegraphs and telephone systems, three shipyards, ten mines, fifty-three consumer industries. The Meiji Government opened their borders, allowing japan to improve their basic infrastructure, improving communication and to be able to travel from city to city easier. The markets were often based on main roads/path ways, rivers and special temples so that the local sellers are able to easily bring their items to the markets, according to (The Program for Teaching East Asia 2008). In doing this Japan was able to become more richer and Emperor Meiji was able to turn Japan into a modern world power as we see it

The Tokugawa period or otherwise known as the Edo period has been recognised as an extremely significant aspect of Japanese history and left history changing effects on the country. In this essay, five primary aspects of the Edo period, which has helped produce present day Japan and had greatly impacted on the nation during this period will be addressed:

The Shogunate’s were building impressive buildings since the Shogunate period this is because the Shogunate’s built breathtaking temples, castles, halls and houses. These buildings were made primarily made out of wood and stones. Japanese castles were built in a variety of environments, but all were constructed within variations of a fairly well-defined architectural scheme. Japanese castles were almost always built atop a hill or mound, and often an artificial mound would be created for this purpose. This not only aided in the defence of the castle, but also allowed it a greater view over the surrounding land, and made the castle look more impressive and intimidating to its attackers. Mountain castles were the most common, and provided the

The Freedom Tower also known as “One World Trade Center” is the tallest skyscraper in the western hemisphere, and the fifth tallest skyscraper in our planet earth. The building structure consists of 104 stories can also be described as the North Tower of the original World Trade Center. The Building location is 285 Fulton Street, Manhattan New York, United States 10007, as depicted in the map below Figure 1.

Japan is an unique oriental country in many aspects, especially in politics and economy, both western practices and traditional nationalism are coexisted in this country. The period 1890-1940 was just followed the Meiji restoration, and was typical in the history of Japan, at that time, Japan was on the way from a feudal country to a capitalistic country, called modernization. Many western practices were being more and more adopted, however, at the same time, traditional rules still had strong influences in Japan. Under this background, this report will discuss the Japanese cultural factors during 1890-1940 that influenced the disclosure

The Grand Central Station or officially the Grand Central Terminal is one of the most remarkable structures in the United States. It was built in New York City when railway transport was in its heydays. The magnificent structure was built in an effort to pronounce the thriving status of the nation’s financial and cultural capital. The Grand Central Station was more than an aesthetic structure. The beautiful façade covers the practical and innovative design and engineering that complete the structure. The station was, therefore, designed with an aim of merging elegance with efficiency. It could achieve the efficiency of providing transport to the many residents and visitors of the city, while reflecting New York’s restless energy and style.

Meiji Restoration was a significant historical event not only in Japanese history but also in world history. A study (Hunt, Lynn, Thomas, & Barbara, 2009) concluded that the word “Meiji” means “enlightened rule” and the goal was to combine “modern advances” with “eastern” values. This event restored practical imperial rule to Japan under Emperor Meiji in 1868 (“Meiji Restoration”, 2017). As a result, it led to the tremendous changes in political and social structure of Japan, and spanned both the Late Tokugawa period and the beginning of the Meiji period (“Meiji Restoration”, 2017). The main causes of Meiji Restoration can be analyzed from the following different aspects.

The two scenes were beautiful in a natural, traditional and exotic way, which was different from Yokohama’s beauty of modernity in picture 2 and 4. Yokohama was one of the seven treaty ports opened by the Kanagawa Treaty in 1854 and Harris Treaty in 1858. Under the intimidation of America’s steam-and-coal warships, Japan had no choice but ended its “close-country policy” and gave the U.S., later also Britain, the Netherlands, Russia, and France, the access to the seven treaty ports. After a decade, when the “globetrotter” tourists visited Japan and pressed the camera shutter, we can see how those treaty ports, especially Yokohama, were influenced by the West. Picture 2 depicted a main street of Yokohama. On the left side of the street was a printing office while on the right side of the street, there was a Cigar store. Cigar was clearly not a native product of Japan, but something introduced from the West. Another noteworthy detail was that the shop signs of the two stores were both written in English instead of Japanese. Picture 4 was a portrait of a railway station. Train was a symbol of technology development and signified Japan was stepping outside of the Biological Old Regime and start to use steam and fuel as the source of energy. In addition, in the middle of the picture stood a lampstand. It indicated the use of electricity, and gave viewer a

Since it was built, the Empire State Building has been attracting millions of tourists every year. This building is not only a national landmark and icon of New York City but a symbol of man’s attempt to achieve the impossible. The skyscraper is also the star in many movies such as An Affair to Remember, Sleepless in Seattle and King Kong. It stands out among the city’s skyline so people arriving by air, sea, or land can always pick out its distinctive shape (Britton 4). The Empire State Building is considered one of the eight wonders of the world and the people, the purpose, the construction, and the difficulties that went along with this wonder all started with a race to the sky.

dynamism. With a humble beginning in the city of Tokyo, we have built ourselves as a strong,

The transportation in Japan has become efficient public transportation system, mostly within metropolitan areas and between the larger cities. The public transportation has characterized by the punctuality the superb service and the more crowds of the people use the train system. Japan has a bullet train which is the high speed train are used in the main island, which connects in Tokyo from Honshu and Kyushu.