Rijō
E691528
Rijō is the Japanese feudal-era castle in Hiroshima, historically the seat of the powerful Hiroshima Domain and a notable example of a flatland castle.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese castle
ⓘ
flatland castle ⓘ hirayama-style castle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Carp Castle
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hiroshima Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Azuchi–Momoyama castle architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtBy | Mōri clan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtFor | Mōri Terumoto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cityDevelopedAround | Hiroshima NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | 1599 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1589 ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| currentUse |
history museum
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ |
| destroyedInEvent | atomic bombing of Hiroshima NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| destructionDate | 1945-08-06 ⓘ |
| feature |
baileys
ⓘ
moats ⓘ stone walls ⓘ tenshu (main keep) ⓘ |
| garrisonedBy | samurai retainers of the Asano clan ⓘ |
| governedRegion |
Aki Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bingo Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasExhibit |
displays on Hiroshima Castle history
ⓘ
displays on pre-war Hiroshima ⓘ samurai arms and armor ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | designated historic site by Japan ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Azuchi–Momoyama period
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Edo period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Ota River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainKeepDestroyed | 1945 ⓘ |
| nativeName | 広島城 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeNameLanguage | ja ⓘ |
| partOf | Hiroshima Castle ruins historic site NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reconstructedAs | concrete tenshu ⓘ |
| reconstructionDate | 1958 ⓘ |
| roofStyle | traditional Japanese ⓘ |
| significance |
notable example of a flatland castle in Japan
ⓘ
symbol of Hiroshima’s feudal-era history ⓘ |
| surroundedBy | castle town of Hiroshima (historically) ⓘ |
| theme |
history of Hiroshima
ⓘ
samurai culture ⓘ |
| tourismRegion | Chūgoku region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasSeatOf |
Asano clan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hiroshima Domain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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