Nijo Castle, Kyoto: the outer moat and tower
Architect/Designer | 0 |
Artist/Photographer | Barr, John |
Country | Japan |
City | Kyoto |
Subject Date | 1603 |
Image Date | 2012 |
View | Exterior |
Medium | Digital image |
Library Reference | Barr 12-09-05 |
Orientation | Portrait |
Colour Info | Colour |
Credit | John Barr / RIBA Collections |
Subject | Moats ; Palaces ; Towers ; Castles |
NOTES: The castle consists of two concentric rings of fortifications, the Ninomaru Palace, the ruins of the Honmaru Palace and various ancilliary buildings, gardens and moat. Construction began in 1601 and was completed in 1626. It was built as the Kyoto residence of the Tokugawa shoguns.
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