31/10/2011

Japan - Himeji-jo

Visited in 2008

Himeji-jo is the finest surviving example of early 17th-century Japanese castle architecture, comprising 83 buildings with highly developed systems of defence and ingenious protection devices dating from the beginning of the Shogun period. It is a masterpiece of construction in wood, combining function with aesthetic appeal, both in its elegant appearance unified by the white plastered earthen walls and in the subtlety of the relationships between the building masses and the multiple roof layers.

Date of Inscription: 1993


 

The pictures below are photos i've taken on October 2nd, 2011 while we visited this "castle"







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