Architecture in Chuo-ku (12) St. Luke International Hospital (former ward, Chapel) and Toysler Memorial Hall
St. Luke's International Hospital (former ward, chapel)
Old ward from the hospital courtyard
Chapel protruding from the center (taken from the residential area on the back)
Takatou (from Reservoir Street)
The old ward of St. Luke International Hospital (10th Akashicho) is a steel-framed reinforced concrete building completed in 1933 (1933).
The building is 7 floors above ground and 1 floor below ground.
After that, in 1997 (1997), Takatou and chapel in the center of the ward were left and rebuilt.
A color mosaic tiles are used for Takatou, which has a central cross, and the chapel protruding to the back of the center is used.
With the design of modern Gothic architecture, you can see beautiful stained glass.
The old ward and chapel are historically selected by Tokyo Metropolitan Government as symbols of Akashicho, which retain the remnants of foreign settlements.
It is designated as a building.
Toysler Memorial Hall
The Toysler Memorial Hall was built in 1933 as a missionary hall at St. Luke International Hospital.
The structure of the building is a two-story reinforced concrete building with a Western-style architectural design, and the interior of the wood.
(The inside is private).
The building was located at 19 Akashi-cho on the banks of the Sumida River, but in 1998 (1998), in the courtyard of St. Luke's International Hospital.
It has been relocated and restored. It is designated as a Tangible Cultural Property inhabitant of Chuo-ku.