Kudanzaka slope and a lighthouse

神田方面から皇居内濠に沿って麹町の大地にあがる急勾配の坂｡関東大震災後道路改正行事で緩くなった｡明治4年に東京湾の漁船の目印にと燈明台が建てられた｡遠景に望まれる丸天井の建物は駿河台のニコライ堂である｡The steep slope to the Kojimachi area along the inner moat of the Imperial Palace from the direction of Kanda. The slope was made less steeper at the time the road was restored after the Great Kanto Earthquake. A lighthouse was built in 1871 as a landmark for fishing boats coming into Tokyo Bay. The building in the distance with a dome is the Nicholai Chapel in Surugadai