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Overview
Hiroshi Naito clad walls and roof alike in 280,000 local red tiles, wrapped around a courtyard pool.
About this place
Shimane Arts Center Grand Toit is an arts and cultural facility in Ariakecho, Masuda, Shimane Prefecture. It consists of the Shimane Prefectural Iwami Art Museum and the Shimane Prefectural Iwami Arts Theater, and opened on October 8, 2005. The official name is "Shimane Arts Center," and "Grand Toit" is its nickname. The origin of "Grand Toit" is the French for "large roof" (Grand Toit). It was chosen from among 16,456 entries from across the country.
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Source ja.wikipedia.org ↗Key facts
Founded / opened：2005 Architect / artist：Hiroshi Naito Highlights / collection：Exterior walls of 280,000 Sekishu roof tiles, Related to Mori Ogai, Fashion collection Genre：Architecture, Western-style painting, Textiles and dyeing
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