Motomachi and Tanido-bashi Bridge seen from the foreign settlement

居留地109番付近より元町を見る｡手前を流れる堀川は､万延元年(1860)居留地と元町の境に開削され､明治初年(1868)､ブラントン(R.H.Brunton)の設計により､拡幅工事と護岸整備が行なわれた｡正面に見えているのが元町増徳院｡View of Motomachi from No. 109 Settlement. Horikawa Waterway in the foreground was dug in 1860 and served as a border between the foreign settlement and Motomachi. The expansion and embankment works were conducted according to R.H. Brunton's design in 1868. The large roof in the centre is Motomachi Zotokuin Temple