Overview
Kengo Kuma buried an existing hilltop observatory back into the ground to restore the mountain's profile - architecture erased.
About this place
Mount Kiro is a mountain in the south of Oshima (Imabari, Ehime Prefecture), roughly in the middle of the Seto Inland Sea. It is also known as Okiyama and Sumigatake. It is 307.8 m high and administratively belongs to Yoshiumi-cho, Imabari; it has two peaks, with a triangulation point of 301.1 m on the main peak and the other, northwestern peak 271 m. The summit area is Kiroyama Observation Park.
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Founded / opened：1994 Architect / artist：Kengo Kuma Highlights / collection：Observation deck dug into the summit, View of Kurushima Kaikyo Bridge Genre：Architecture, Outdoor art and land art
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