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Imperial Hotel, Ltd. (株式会社帝国ホテル; ''Kabushiki Gaisha Teikoku Hoteru'') is a company that operates Hotel s in Japan . Its flagship hotel, the ''Imperial Hotel, Tokyo'' (帝国ホテル東京), and its headquarters are located in the Chiyoda Ward of Tokyo , near the Imperial Palace , Hibiya Park , and Ginza . The original Imperial Hotel in Tokyo was built in 1890 . To replace the original wooden structure, the owners commissioned a design by the American Architect Frank Lloyd Wright , which was completed in 1923 . It survived the Magnitude 7.9 Great Kantō Earthquake of 1923 . Time took its toll, and in 1976 , the facade and pool were moved to The Museum Meiji-Mura , a collection of buildings (mostly from the Meiji Era ) in Inuyama , near Nagoya , while the rest of the structure was demolished to make way for a new hotel on the site. The Frank Lloyd Wright version was designed in the "Mayan Style" Of Architecture that was primarily developed by himself. This form incorporates a tall, Pyramid-like Structure , and a uses faintly mayan art and decorations. The main building materials are mostly poured Concrete and concrete block. The Imperial Hotel group includes five hotels throughout Japan. LIST OF IMPERIAL HOTEL CHAIN
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