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Shirasagi-jo (Himeji Castle)
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Shirasagi-jo_(Himeji_Castle)
GPTKB entity
Statements (49)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:castle
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
gptkb:White_Heron_Castle
gptkb:Himeji_Castle
gptkbp:architecturalStyle
Japanese garden
gptkbp:area
233 hectares
gptkbp:builder
gptkb:Akamatsu_Norimura
gptkbp:built
1333
gptkbp:coordinates
34.8394°N 134.6939°E
gptkbp:designation
gptkb:Special_Historic_Site
gptkbp:expansion
gptkb:Toyotomi_Hideyoshi
gptkb:Ikeda_Terumasa
gptkbp:famousFor
white exterior
complex defensive design
gptkbp:featuredIn
movies
television dramas
gptkbp:hasTower
83
gptkbp:height
31.5 meters (main keep)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Shirasagi-jo (Himeji Castle)
gptkbp:locatedIn
gptkb:Japan
gptkb:Hyogo_Prefecture
Himeji
gptkbp:mainKeepCompletedIn
1609
gptkbp:mainKeepHeight
46.4 meters (including stone base)
gptkbp:material
gptkb:stone
wood
gptkbp:nickname
gptkb:White_Heron_Castle
gptkbp:numberOfBooks
5
gptkbp:numberOfFloors
6
gptkbp:openToPublic
yes
gptkbp:owner
gptkb:City_of_Himeji
gptkbp:partOf
gptkb:Japan's_National_Treasures
Japan's Important Cultural Properties
gptkbp:region
gptkb:Kansai
gptkbp:restored
1956
2015
gptkbp:survived
gptkb:Meiji_Restoration
gptkb:World_War_II
natural disasters
gptkbp:symbol
gptkb:Himeji_City
Japanese feudal architecture
gptkbp:touristAttraction
yes
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite
1993
yes
661
gptkbp:usedAs
gptkb:castle
gptkb:residence
gptkbp:visitedBy
tourists
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Shirasagi_(White_Heron)
gptkbp:bfsLayer
8