Postwar Reconstruction

 This morning's run took me past the newly reconstructed Tokyo Station. Of course, the station was reconstructed while still in use, which presents a considerable challenge.

The surprising thing about this work is that it is finally restoring Tokyo Station to its original form before it was bombed during World War II.

The top floors and rotundas were hastily cobbled together after the war, but now in 2012 the original glory of the building has been restored with all its ornate plaster work and copper cupolas. This might be the longest delayed reconstruction after World War II anywhere in the world, but some things are worth waiting for.