Imperial Hotel, Tokyo officially opened in June 1923. The Frank Lloyd Wright annex (one of six Wright designs for Japan that was actually built) was destroyed in the Great Kantō earthquake on 1 September 1923, although by that time it was no longer in use. The Frank Lloyd Wright version was designed in the Maya Revival Style of architecture. It incorporates a tall, pyramid-like structure, and also loosely copies Maya motifs in its decorations. The main building materials are poured concrete, concrete block, and carved oya stone. The visual effect of the hotel was stunning and dramatic, though not unique; in recent years,
Imperial Hotel (California) Imperial Hotel (California) The Imperial Hotel & Restaurant is a bed and breakfast located in Amador City, California in the United States. The Imperial Hotel was founded in 1879 by the Sanguinetti family. It was first a store, before B. Sanguinetti made it into a hotel. It was originally named the Italian Hotel. It was also called the Ben White Hotel. Its main clientele were people visiting as part of the California Gold Rush, specifically wealthy miners. A two floor hotel, the hotel was upstairs and the restaurant and bar were on the ground floor. Eventually, an extension was built