Waseda El Dorado, also known as ''Rhythms of Vision'', is a building designed by the Japanese architect

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and built in August, 1983. It is located near the Waseda University campus in Shinjuku, Tokyo,

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. The building design is a mixture of revival

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. Its interior features a Buddhist stave's giant hand pointing down from a ceiling of

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. The curving wrought-iron balconies take the form of lily pads, and the wrought-iron banister gracefully zigzags past elegant Art Deco

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windows. Tattoo-designs adorn the ceramic figures, green-gold wallpaper is imprinted by Edo-style woodblocks, and iridescent tiles reflect the art of inlaid mother-of-pearl.

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External links

''Waseda El Dorado'' at the Official site of Von Jour Caux

''The architecture of Tōkyō'' by Hiroshi Watanabe
{{Waseda University Waseda University buildings Art Nouveau architecture in Japan Art Nouveau educational buildings Buildings and structures completed in 1983 1983 establishments in Japan