Hiroshima Castle

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Hiroshima Castle is a reconstructed historic Japanese castle in Hiroshima, originally built in the 16th century and known for its traditional architecture and role as a feudal stronghold.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Japanese castle
reconstructed building
tourist attraction
alsoKnownAs Carp Castle
Rijō
architecturalStyle Japanese castle architecture
tenshu-style main keep
country Japan
currentUse museum
tourist site
destroyedIn atomic bombing of Hiroshima
destructionCause nuclear explosion blast
destructionDate 1945-08-06
floorCount 5
hasExhibit materials on Hiroshima’s history
samurai armor
swords
hasFeature five-story main keep
inner baileys
moat
stone walls
wooden exterior cladding
hasObservationDeck top floor
heritageStatus Historic Site of Hiroshima City
historicalPeriod Azuchi–Momoyama period
laterRuler Asano clan
locatedIn Chūgoku region
Hiroshima
Hiroshima Prefecture NERFINISHED
Hiroshima
surface form: Hiroshima city center

Honshu
near Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park
Motoyasu River
operator Hiroshima
surface form: Hiroshima City
originalConstructionEnd 1599
originalConstructionStart 1589
originalFunction daimyō residence
feudal stronghold
originallyBuiltBy Mōri Terumoto
originallyBuiltFor Mōri clan
reconstructedAs historical museum
reconstructionEnd 1958
reconstructionMaterial reinforced concrete
reconstructionStart 1958
region western Japan
servedAs political center of western Honshu region
seat of Hiroshima Domain
surroundedBy Hiroshima Castle Park
viewOf Hiroshima cityscape

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Hiroshima hasLandmark Hiroshima Castle
Shukkeien Garden locatedNear Hiroshima Castle