The gate of the Imperial Palace

江戸期には本丸大手門が江戸城の正門だったが､明治になると西の丸大手門(左の門)が皇居の正門となった｡手前の西の丸大手橋の袂に高麗門(こうらいもん)があるが､この門は明治21年(1888)､明治宮殿造営に際して撤去された｡同年12月西の丸大手橋が石造りに改架される｡明治初年の撮影｡Honmaru (Dungeon) Otemon was the main gate of Edo Castle during the Edo Period, but Nishinomaru Otemon (the gate on the left) became the main gate of the Imperial Palace in the Meiji Period. Koraimon is visible at the edge of Nishinomaru Otemon in the foreground. However, the gate was removed during construction of Meiji Palace in 1888. In December of the same year, the bridge was rebuilt in stone. Taken in 1868