Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art Main Gate (North)

The Northern Main Gate

The Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art Main Gate (North) (京都市美術館正門（北）) is a museum gateway of about 1933 in Okazaki, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture, and was registered as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property (structure) on August 17, 2020 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).

The Agency records a reinforced-concrete gateway 18 metres wide; registration number 26-0599.

The North Gate of the West Front

The Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art Main Gate (North) is the northern of the two main gates on the west front of the main building: two gateposts set 18 metres apart (Agency for Cultural Affairs). They are reinforced concrete faced with granite.

Each post is octagonal in section, a square pillar with its corners boldly chamfered, and 2 metres tall (Agency for Cultural Affairs). The design is shared with the Main Gate (South) and the North Gate on the north side, and is dated to about 1933, the same as the main building.

Why It Was Registered

The Agency registered it for its contribution to the historic landscape, as one of the elements that make up the formal front of the museum.

What to Look For

The broad chamfers soften the corners of the posts; step close to see the granite facing and the octagonal section (Agency for Cultural Affairs). The North Information Board stands right beside it, and the northern half of the west facade rises behind the posts.

Visiting

The Main Gate (North) stands on the forecourt facing Jingu-michi and can be seen from the pavement.