Glover Garden
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Glover Garden (グラバー園, Gurabāen) is a park in
It is located on the
Glover Residence
The Glover Residence is noted for its blend of Western and Japanese elements and is an example of
The stone-floored verandas, latticed arches, and French windows are several of the distinctive foreign elements included in the residence, while Japanese influence can be seen in the tile roof with its demon-headed tiles intended to ward off evil. The roof was modified by adding unmistakably British chimneys.
The house was built by a Japanese carpenter, Koyama Hidenoshin. The plan for the house, which is still preserved, is unsigned. The plan uses feet instead of Japanese measurements. The basic construction of the house is Japanese, despite its foreign elements. It consists of traditional Japanese roof supports and post-and-beam frames set down on boulders.
Other buildings
The park also includes Ringer House (built 1865 for
Furthermore, the stone gate of the Nagasaki Masonic Lodge is preserved in Glover Garden:
The Nagasaki Masonic Lodge was inaugurated at No. 50 Oura on October 5, 1885. The founding members were all British, but during the following years, men of various nationalities and religions became members and participated in regular meetings and social events. The lodge moved to a new building at No. 47 Oura in June 1887. The Freemasons contributed to the Nagasaki community until disbanding in the early Showa Period due to a lack of members. Today, the graves of several former Freemasons can be found in Nagasaki' s international cemeteries, and the stone gate of the former lodge is preserved in Glover Garden.[2]
Tourism
The park is open to the public and attracts nearly two million visitors a year.
References
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- ^ Alt House, Nagasaki
- ^ "Life and Work in the Nagasaki Foreign Settlement, 1859-1899". nfs.nias.ac.jp. Retrieved 2011-11-18.
- Finn, Dallas. (1995). Meiji Revisited: The Sites of Victorian Japan Weatherhill.