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Tadao Ando buried a concrete cylinder beside a Taisho English villa; Monet's water lilies hang inside the circle.
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Asahi Group Oyamazaki Villa Museum of Art is a Kyoto Prefecture registered museum in Oyamazaki, Otokuni District, Kyoto Prefecture. It is operated by the Asahi Group Arts Foundation, a public interest incorporated foundation. It is located on the slope of Mount Tennozan on the border of Osaka Prefecture and Kyoto Prefecture. The British-style mountain villa that the businessman Kaga Shotaro designed and built himself in the early Showa period, including the building as well as the garden, road, furniture and furnishings, was restored and developed, and opened as an art museum in 1996 (Heisei 8).
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Founded / opened：1996 Architect / artist：Tadao Ando Highlights / collection：Monet, Water Lilies, Tudor-style mountain villa, Underground cylindrical exhibition room Genre：Western art, Architecture, Crafts and ceramics
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