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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Carp Castle canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Japanese castle
hirayama-style castle
historic site
builtAsResidenceOf Mōri Terumoto
builtOn delta of the Ōta River
completedIn 1590s
constructedBy Mōri Terumoto
constructionEnd 1599
constructionStart 1589
country Japan
currentUse history museum
tourist attraction
designatedAs National Historic Site of Japan
destroyedBy atomic bombing of Hiroshima
destroyedDuring World War II
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
hasNicknameOf Hiroshima Castle
hasObservationDeck main keep top floor
JapaneseName Rijō
JapaneseNameKanji 鯉城
laterControlledBy Asano clan
locatedIn Chūgoku region
Hiroshima
Hiroshima Prefecture
locatedInCityCenter Hiroshima
locatedInCountry Japan
mainKeepReconstructedIn 1958
nameDerivedFrom carp (koi) associated with Hiroshima
near Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park
originallyControlledBy Mōri clan
originalMainKeepDestroyedIn 1945
overlooks Hiroshima city center
linked to: Hiroshima
period Azuchi–Momoyama period
reconstructionMaterial reinforced concrete
surroundedBy moats
ramparts
touristAccess accessible by Hiroshima streetcar
type flatland castle
usedInPeriod Edo period
wasCenterOf Hiroshima Domain
wasDaimyoResidenceOf Asano Nagaakira
Asano clan lords of Hiroshima Domain
linked to: Asano clan

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Hiroshima Castle alsoKnownAs Carp Castle
Hiroshima Castle hasNickname Carp Castle
subject linked to: Carp Castle
Rijō alsoKnownAs Carp Castle