According to Japanese artist Genpei Akasegawa, a Thomasson is an architectural feature or structure that, despite remaining useless, is still maintained as part of the building.

This type of Thomasson, known as Muyō mon (無用門) is a useless doorway that has been blocked up at some unknown time in the past, yet retains its form as a doorway.

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Came across this #thomasson while in Baltimore. Not only are they maintaining these steps and the awning over them to a door that no longer exists but they are actively preventing people from using the steps to sit on. https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/thomassons/

Spotted at Aoyama Itchome Station. #Hyperart #Thomasson or not?