Nagasaki Shikyu Honkonshan Nagasaki City Former Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Nagasaki Branch Memorial Hall

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  Beautiful Corinthian colonnade

  A stone Western-style building that welcomes ships entering the port

  This Western-style building, designed by Kikutaro Shimoda and built by bringing together all modern architecture, stands facing Nagasaki Port and has long been a part of the scenery for bands. The second and third floors of the facade are four pillars called the Giant Order, and like the Ionic and Doric style of the former British Consulate, it is a large Corinthian style colonnade that is important in Greek art. The capitals of the columns are decorated with beautiful acanthus leaves. Also pay attention to the Greek-style decorations called antifixa and acroterion that can be seen on the roof!
  The grandeur of the front of the building is a Western-style building that gives you a sense of the era and passage of time when it was first built, and how it was designed with the eye of the people on board the ships entering Nagasaki Port in mind.

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  Interior decoration reminiscent of the banking era

  Inside, a long L-shaped counter from the time of the former Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank still exists. When you see this, you can easily imagine what banks looked like in the past. The first floor space, with this counter intact, is used as a multipurpose hall for concerts and other events, and has been well received by both performers and audiences.
  The spiral staircase leading to the second and third floors, handrails, interior mantelpiece, white ceiling, and other decorations are reminiscent of the splendid Meiji era, so be sure to pay close attention to the details. Let's.

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  It still retains its former majestic appearance.

  Thanks to citizens' preservation efforts, it still exists beautifully!

  This building, which had finished its role as the former Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Nagasaki Branch, was acquired by Nagasaki Prefecture and used as the Umekozaki and Oura Police Office buildings, and after Nagasaki City acquired the land and building, it was used as the Nagasaki City History and Folklore Museum. It has been. Then, in 62, plans were brought up to demolish this building and build an ``International Exchange Hall'' to commemorate the 1987th anniversary of Nagasaki's city government.
  Therefore, the ``Society to Protect the Former Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank'' was immediately established. This building, which is the remains of the Nagasaki branch of the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank, overcame the threat of demolition by collecting signatures from 10 Nagasaki residents through a citizens' movement to preserve the building. After about four years of conservation and restoration work, it opened in 4 as the Nagasaki City Former Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Nagasaki Branch Memorial Hall.
  The precious remains of the Meiji era were preserved through the passion of the citizens.