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A torii gate, low Japanese pavilion roofs, and a planted garden stand before the domes and minaret of a neighbouring exhibition building in Vienna.

1873 · Albumen print on card

View of the Japanese Pavilion at the Vienna World’s Fair

Klösz (named on the object)

Why it matters

The photograph records the Meiji government’s first official world-fair participation as a deliberately arranged national environment. Traditional architecture and landscape became instruments of modern diplomacy and commerce.

Publication
Vienna World’s Fair photographic series
Holding institution
Rijksmuseum
Shelfmark
RP-F-00-5421
Rights
Public Domain; Rijksmuseum

Citation

Klösz. View of the Japanese Pavilion at the Vienna World’s Fair. 1873. Albumen print. Rijksmuseum, RP-F-00-5421.

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