These buildings have unique exteriors, but the interiors are surprisingly ordinary. Incidentally, the sphere in the first photo has a planetarium inside, so that shape makes sense.
I haven't been there for many years but they look like some street scenes of Nagoya. Since my late wife is from Kuwana which is just west of Nagoya, I feel close to Nagoya. However, recently the citizens of Nagoya City have been arguing about whether or not to instal an elevator in the Nagoya castle for the visit of disabled people. I don't know what happened finally but I was disappointed to know there were many cold hearted people in that city, who were opposed to the elevator for "the sake of the tradition."
I always wondered, how comfy are these ball and/or irregularly shaped buildings in general?
These buildings have unique exteriors, but the interiors are surprisingly ordinary. Incidentally, the sphere in the first photo has a planetarium inside, so that shape makes sense.
A planetarium! I did not even think of this! Now that makes supremely more sense to build it like a planet :)
I haven't been there for many years but they look like some street scenes of Nagoya. Since my late wife is from Kuwana which is just west of Nagoya, I feel close to Nagoya. However, recently the citizens of Nagoya City have been arguing about whether or not to instal an elevator in the Nagoya castle for the visit of disabled people. I don't know what happened finally but I was disappointed to know there were many cold hearted people in that city, who were opposed to the elevator for "the sake of the tradition."
As you might guess, I took most of these photos in Nagoya.
Plans to rebuild Nagoya Castle remain stalled, with issues such as the architectural style and funding remaining unresolved.
What a cool spherical structure!
What building is it? Though it looks very different, it reminds of the Sunsphere, which was built in Knoxville, Tennessee for the World's Fair
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunsphere
The building in the first photo is the Nagoya City Science Museum in Aichi Prefecture. Inside that distinctive sphere is a planetarium.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nagoya_City_Science_Museum
Stellar! Mahalo for answering my question
I like the variety of architecture fitting small spaces
I also love that kind of streetscape.