- no.31
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Osaka Municipal Transportation Bureau Subway System
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Category: Transportation facility
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Architect: Design Section of the Special Railway Construction Department of the City of Osaka
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Construction: Shimizu-gumi
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Year: 1933
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Additional Construction: 1933：Umeda - Shinsaibashi 1935：Shinsaibashi - Namba （Yodoyabashi Station；1933, Shinsaibashi Station；1934, Umeda Station；1935）
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Location:
Osaka
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Osaka is known for its rivers and canals that roughly divide the city into two halves, as the division encouraged a tandem growth of centers. On the northern half is Umeda with the Osaka Terminal Station and its downtown district, and on the southern half is Namba with a corresponding railroad station and shopping center. Wherein, by the 1920’s, there arose a need to better connect the two centers along the Mido-suji Boulevard. The underground subway system was combined with the Mido-suji widening project in 1925, and the construction of the Mido-suji subway line began in 1930. As the subway was dug deep underground to cross the rivers, it effectively made possible for the stations to be designed with large high-ceilinged barrel vaulted spaces.
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docomomo選定年度：2003
