Katsura Imperial Villa able to create new rooms within the architecture. For instance by moving one fusuma wall, one could transform two rooms into one large room and a small storage closet. In the Katsura Imperial Villa, the fusuma allows the rooms to change and open up to the natural world with exterior decks becoming extensions of the interior and framing views of the landscape. An example of this type of transformation is the moon viewing platform connected to the Old Shoin. Besides these characteristics, there are many traditional Japanese ideas that are used in the Katsura Imperial Villa, like the decorative alcove
Imperial Sword Imperial Sword The Imperial Sword () is one of the four most important parts of the Imperial Regalia ("Reichskleinodien") of the Holy Roman Empire. During a coronation, it was given to the emperor along with the Imperial Crown ("Reichskrone"), Imperial Sceptre ("Reichszepter"), and the Imperial Orb ("Reichsapfel"). All four parts of the Imperial Regalia are displayed in the Imperial Treasury at the Hofburg Palace in Vienna, Austria. The Imperial Sword was made for Emperor Otto IV in the twelfth century, possibly for his coronation as King of the Romans in 1198. Its predecessor, the sword of Otto III, is also