Kumamoto Prefectural Ancient Burial Mound Museum
Museum in Kumamoto, Japan
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Kumamoto Prefectural Ancient Burial Mound Museum (熊本県立装飾古墳館, Kumamoto kenritsu sōshoku kofun-kan) is a museum of decorated kofun in Yamaga, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. The collection includes full-size replicas of the inner chambers of twelve tumuli.[1]
The museum was designed by Tadao Ando and completed at a cost of ¥1.6 bn in April 1992.[2][3][4]
See also
- Kofun period
- Kumamoto Prefectural Museum of Art
References
- ^ "Exhibition". Kumamoto Prefectural Ancient Burial Mound Museum. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
- ^ "Tadao Ando – Works". Tadao Ando Architect & Associates. Archived from the original on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
- ^ "Kumamoto Art Polis". Kumamoto Prefectural Ancient Burial Mound Museum. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
- ^ Heneghan, Tom (1992). "熊本県立装飾古墳館". Shinkenchiku. 67 (10): 222–225.
External links
- (in Japanese) Kumamoto Prefectural Ancient Burial Mound Museum
- (in Japanese) Decorated Kofun Database
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