Hiroshima Castle
Hiroshima Castle (広島城, Hiroshima-jō), sometimes called Carp Castle (鯉城, Rijō), is a castle in Hiroshima, Japan that was the residence of the daimyō (feudal lord) of the Hiroshima Domain. The castle was originally constructed in the 1590s, but was largely destroyed by the atomic bombing on August 6, 1945. The main keep was rebuilt in 1958, a replica of the original that now serves as a museum of Hiroshima's history before World War II, and other castle buildings have been reconstructed since.
| Hiroshima Castle 広島城 | |||||
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| Hiroshima, Japan | |||||
Reconstructed main keep.
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| Coordinates | 34°24′10″N 132°27′33″E | ||||
| Type | Azuchi-Momoyama castle | ||||
| Height | 12.4 meters (stone base), 26.6 meters (reconstructed keep, five stories) | ||||
| Site information | |||||
| Controlled by | Mōri clan (1592–1600), Fukushima Masanori (1600–1619), Asano clan (1619–1869), Japan (1869–1945), Japan (1958-present) | ||||
| Condition | Reconstructed, serves as history museum | ||||
| Site history | |||||
| Built | 1592–1599 (original) 1958 (reconstruction) | ||||
| Built by | Mōri Terumoto | ||||
| In use | 1592–1945 | ||||
| Materials | stone, wood, plaster walls (original); concrete, steel, wood, stone, plaster (reconstruction) | ||||
| Demolished | 6 August 1945 as a result of the atomic bombing. | ||||
| Japanese name | |||||
| Kanji | 広島城 | ||||
| Hiragana | ひろしまじょう | ||||
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