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I am using the translation function, but I am editing based on the text.
It's still hard to read, but if you are interested, please read it.
I think every time, but it is difficult to translate Japanese into English and express my feelings.
（画像は、総べてお借りしたものです）
(The images are all borrowed)
たまたまニュース記事を読んでいて、この建物を初めて見た。
記事の内容より、市庁舎の様相に驚いた。
「これ…バビロンの空中庭園みたいだな」と…。
その大きさも、デザインも、雰囲気も、そのものだ。
オレは素人ながら考古学に興味がある。
その中でも空中庭園には、少なからず魅力を感じていてね。
存在の有無が定かではないのもロマンを掻き立てる。
Naha City Hall, Okinawa Prefecture.
https://www.city.naha.okinawa.jp
I happened to read a news article and saw this building for the first time.
Before reading the content of the article, I was surprised at the appearance of the city hall.
"This ... looks like the Hanging Gardens of Babylon."
Its size, design, and atmosphere are the same.
Although I am an amateur, I am interested in archeology.
Among them, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon has a lot of charm.
The fact that it is uncertain whether it exists also stirs romance.
Hanging Gardens of Babylon - Wikipedia
じゃあ、比較してみようか。
Then, let's compare.
那覇市役所。凄い建物だ。
Naha City Hall. It's a great building.
バビロンの空中庭園。想像図。
何か…連想しない？ オレだけ？ オレだけだよな。
Hanging Gardens of Babylon. Imaginary figure.
Something ... don't you associate it? Only me? I'm the only one.
２つの建物に関連性があるとは到底思えない。単なるオレの妄想だと思う。
市庁舎設計を担当した人もデザインの経緯も知らない。
だが、初めて見た建物でこんな事考えたのは今まで経験がない。
那覇市だけではなく、沖縄県は地理的にも本土と違う問題が山積している。
それも気になるが、今回は割愛。
バビロンの空中庭園も詳しく知らない。単に勉強不足なんだが。
It seems unlikely that the two buildings are related. I think it's just my delusion.
Neither the person in charge of designing the city hall nor the background of the design is known.
However, I have never associated it with the building I saw for the first time.
Not only Naha City, but also Okinawa Prefecture has a lot of problems geographically different from the mainland.
I'm curious about that, but I'll omit it this time.
I don't even know the details of Babylon's Hanging Gardens of Babylon. I'm just not studying enough.
興味がある事でも知らない事が多過ぎる。
精神的に余裕ができたら、ゆっくり勉強したいと思うよ。
中東や南米の遺跡には、興味津々なんだ。
There are too many things I don't know even if I'm interested.
If I can afford it mentally, I would like to study slowly.
I'm curious about the ruins of the Middle East and South America.
"Ozzy" means grandfather.
Orion beer originated in Okinawa.
I have also drank it. I have a habit but it's delicious.
