Figure 4.3 Map showing that the dotted line representing a 10 degree...

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Description: Map showing that the dotted line representing a 10 degree angle of depression from...

TitleMap showing that the dotted line representing a 10 degree angle of depression from the 250 meter observatory platform at Tokyo Tower reaches within a very short distance of Tokyo Bay

Creator nameHiguchi, Tadahiko

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Creator nationality/cultureJapanese

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SubjectsCity planning--JapanArchitecture and philosophyArchitecture, Japanese

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4. Space-Position Relationship

Tadahiko Higuchi, Charles S. Terry (Translator)

The Visual and Spatial Structure of Landscapes

In general, places that are thought to afford good views are hills, mountains, or structures from which it is possible to look down on the surroundings. That views from above are popular in Japan is amply evident from the fact that on almost any mountain or hill that offers such a prospect...

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Tadahiko Higuchi, Charles S. Terry (Translator)

PublisherMIT Press

Related print edition pages: pp.36-61

https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00164.006

Stable URL: https://aaeportal.com/?id=-16543&redirecttoanchor=22965

Chapter subject tags:Architecture and philosophyEnvironmental engineeringForests and foresty--JapanLandscapesGardens, Japanese

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