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Ho-o-den (Phoenix Hall) 1
II: Buildings and Grounds
Japanese architect Masamichi Kuru designed the Ho-o-den (Phoenix Hall) for the World's Columbian Exposition (1892-1893) modeling it on the Kyoto temple, the Hō-ō-dō (1052). Situated on Wooded Isle during the fair, the Ho-o-den was later moved to Jackson Park and functioned as a tea house.
Jackson Park (Chicago, Illinois) | World's Columbian Exposition (1893: Chicago, Illinois) | Temples--Japan | Jackson Park (Chicago, Illinois) | Teahouses--Illinois--Chicago | World's Columbian Exposition (1893: Chicago, Illinois)
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Photographic prints; 8.8 x 9.0 cm
Kuru, Masamichi
Olmsted, Frederick Law, 1822-1903
Chicago, Illinois
Archival Photographic Files
University of Chicago Library, Special Collections Research Center
apf2-04518

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