Osaka Castle is a Japanese castle in Chuo-ku, Osaka, Japan, one of the country's most famous landmarks. It played a major role in the unification of Japan during the sixteenth century, in the Azuchi-Momoyama period.
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Building Type Completed YearThe present ferroconcrete main tower dates to 1931. It replaces Toyotomi Hideyoshi own tower, completed in 1597 and destroyed after the 1615 Siege of Osaka, and was itself restored again in 1997. Classification
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A landmark of Japanese traditional architecture.
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Osaka Castle (Japanese: 大坂城 or 大阪城, Hepburn: Ōsaka-jō) is a Japanese castle in Chūō-ku, Osaka, Japan.
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1. Wikipedia: Osaka Castle
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is a Japanese castle in Chūō-ku, Osaka, Japan.
History section, Meiji-era paragraph
In 1931, the ferroconcrete tenshu was built.
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The castle is one of Japan's most famous landmarks and played a major role in the unification of Japan during the sixteenth century of the Azuchi-Momoyama period.
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The walls built in the 1620s still stand today and are made out of interlocked granite boulders without mortar.
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Rebuilt after 266 years, the main tower stands 55 meters above ground, with five floors and eight stories.
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