Kyunaga Saki Eikoku Ryojikan Former British Consulate in Nagasaki

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  Columns/interior decoration reminiscent of Greek temples

  A Greek-style building that exudes feminine beauty

  This building is in the Ionic style, which is an important style in Greek art along with the Doric style, and when viewed from the front, the round windows that open on both sides serve as an accent to the entire building.
  The most distinctive feature is that the pillars are tall and slender, and the detailed decorations are feminine.
  On the second floor veranda, there are three sets of two-paired columns with Ionic style capitals, and the two spiral carvings on the capitals of these columns, which combine egg plow patterns, are reminiscent of Greek temples due to their shape and design. It has a built-in structure.
  
  The entire site, including the main building facing Oura Kaigan Street, the attached building in the back, the interior and exterior of the staff housing, and even the gates and walls, is as beautiful as what foreign ships would see when they entered Nagasaki Port in the past. Please note that the landscape has been preserved.

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  Painter Noguchi's works/Recreation of Painter Noguchi's atelier room

  A private museum of painters connected to Nagasaki

  Currently, this building is used as the personal museum of painter Yataro Noguchi, a representative artist of the postwar Western art world who visited Nagasaki many times after the war and painted numerous scenes of Nagasaki, fascinated by the scenery of Nagasaki and the humanity of its people. Masu.
  
  At first glance, artist Noguchi's works appear casual and extravagant, but his bold lines accurately capture the character of his subjects, and his bold color sense, which he learned in Europe, and energetic brush strokes are eye-catching. It is filled with the power to attract things.
  
  There are over 300 works in the collection. At the special exhibition (approximately 50 items on display), which is divided into two parts based on the yearly theme, you can see the beauty of the spacious scenery that smells of life from Nagasaki, all over the world, and all over Japan. Masu.