Carp Castle
E678500
Carp Castle is the traditional nickname for Hiroshima Castle, a historic Japanese feudal castle in Hiroshima.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hiroshima Castle | 0 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese castle
ⓘ
hirayama-style castle ⓘ historic site ⓘ |
| builtAsResidenceOf | Mōri Terumoto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtOn | delta of the Ōta River ⓘ |
| completedIn | 1590s ⓘ |
| constructedBy | Mōri Terumoto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | 1599 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1589 ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| currentUse |
history museum
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ |
| designatedAs | National Historic Site of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| destroyedBy | atomic bombing of Hiroshima NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| destroyedDuring | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| destroyedOnDate | 1945-08-06 ⓘ |
| hasExhibitsOn |
Hiroshima’s prewar history
ⓘ
castle town history ⓘ samurai culture ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
main keep
ⓘ
stone walls ⓘ turrets ⓘ wooden structures ⓘ |
| hasNickname | Carp Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNicknameOf | Hiroshima Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasObservationDeck | main keep top floor ⓘ |
| JapaneseName | Rijō NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| JapaneseNameKanji | 鯉城 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laterControlledBy | Asano clan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Chūgoku region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hiroshima NERFINISHED ⓘ Hiroshima Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCityCenter | Hiroshima NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainKeepReconstructedIn | 1958 ⓘ |
| nameDerivedFrom | carp (koi) associated with Hiroshima ⓘ |
| near | Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originallyControlledBy | Mōri clan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalMainKeepDestroyedIn | 1945 ⓘ |
| overlooks | Hiroshima city center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | Azuchi–Momoyama period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reconstructionMaterial | reinforced concrete ⓘ |
| surroundedBy |
moats
ⓘ
ramparts ⓘ |
| touristAccess | accessible by Hiroshima streetcar ⓘ |
| type | flatland castle ⓘ |
| usedInPeriod | Edo period ⓘ |
| wasCenterOf | Hiroshima Domain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasDaimyoResidenceOf |
Asano Nagaakira
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Asano clan lords of Hiroshima Domain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.