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Church on the Water

Church on the Water

Tadao Ando

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Location
Tomamu, Shimukappu, Hokkaido, Japan
Client / Owner
—
Year
Completed 1988
Access
Private
Typology
Spiritual

The Church on the Water, also called the Chapel on the Water, was designed by Tadao Ando. The infobox gives completion in 1988, while the text says Ando designed it in 1985, and no construction start or end dates are given. The article names no client and describes the style as Minimalist and Modernist.

The chapel faces a large reflecting pool, seen through a full-height window, following the Japanese shakkei tradition of borrowed scenery. The article specifies no materials or dimensions. Its location is given as Nakatomamu, Shimukappu, Yufutsu District in the infobox, while the text says Tomamu, Shimukappu, on Hokkaido, with coordinates of 43.06374 north and 142.62618 east.

It operates as a privately owned wedding chapel. The article gives no later history and no visitor access details.

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