Carp Castle

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Carp Castle is the traditional nickname for Hiroshima Castle, a historic Japanese feudal castle in Hiroshima.

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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

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Hiroshima Castle alsoKnownAs Carp Castle