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A vast glass structure dropped into a historic city, with a 171-metre atrium and a stair climbing to the roof - fiercely contested when built.
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Kyōto Station (京都駅, Kyōto-eki) is a major railway station and transportation hub in Kyoto, Japan. It has Japan's third-largest station building (after Osaka Station，Nagoya Station) and is one of the country's largest buildings, incorporating a shopping mall, hotel, movie theater, Isetan department store, and several local government facilities under one 15-story roof.
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Founded / opened：1997 Architect / artist：Hiroshi Hara Highlights / collection：171-metre grand staircase, Large glass space Genre：Architecture
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