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Imperial Steel Works First Head Office (1899)

Composition property of World Heritage, The Yawata Imperial Steel Works, Japan

The first head office was built in 1899, two years before the beginning of operation of the Imperial Steel Works. In this red brick building marked by bilateral symmetry and a central dome are rooms for the Director,the Chief Engineering Officer and the German Advisory Engineer. (All rights reserved. Photo provided by Nippon Steel Corporation Kyushu Works)