Azuchi Castle (historical)

GPTKB entity

Statements (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:castle
gptkbp:builtBy gptkb:Oda_Nobunaga
gptkbp:completedIn 1579
gptkbp:constructionStartYear 1576
gptkbp:depictedIn Azuchi Screens
gptkbp:destroyedBy gptkb:fire
1582
gptkbp:excavatedBy 1933
gptkbp:features stone walls
moats
decorative paintings
multi-story donjon
gptkbp:height approx. 46 meters
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Azuchi Castle (historical)
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Osaka_Castle
gptkb:Himeji_Castle
Momoyama architecture
gptkbp:location Azuchi, Ōmi Province, Japan
gptkbp:managedBy gptkb:Shiga_Prefecture
gptkbp:nearby gptkb:Lake_Biwa
gptkbp:notableFor innovative architecture
central keep (tenshu)
influence on later Japanese castles
gptkbp:openToPublic yes
gptkbp:purpose gptkb:military
gptkb:residence
political center
gptkbp:significance symbol of Oda Nobunaga's power
gptkbp:status ruins
gptkbp:UNESCO_tentative_list 1992
gptkbp:visitedBy Jesuit missionaries
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ōmihachiman
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7