Hikone Castle

Title

Hikone Castle

Publisher

Lawrence Technological University

Date Created

August 17, 2015

Creator2

O’Connor, Thomas (photograph)

Work Type

Single Built Works

Date

April, 1972

Work Location

Japan (nation)
Hikone (inhabited place)

Style/Period

Japanese architecture styles

Subject

castles (fortifications)
bridges (built works)
moats
boats

Description

View of moat at Hikone Castle in Japan, with boat in foreground and bridge in background. "The completed Hikone castle town was laid out in four divisions assigned to the concentric spaces created by three encircling moats. Located inside the inner moat, the first division consisted of the main castle tower complex on the hilltop surrounded by several compounds with turrets, as well as the area of the Omotegoten front palace building, which served as the administrative center of the Hikone domain as well as the lord’s living quarters,"--Hikone City website.

Material/Medium

stone (worked rock)

Reproduction Type

jpeg

ID Number

LTU-TOJ-605

Files

LTU-TOJ-605.jpg
Date Added
August 17, 2015
Collection
LTU Digital Images
Item Type
VRA Core
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Citation
“Hikone Castle,” LTU Digital Images, accessed March 29, 2024, https://ltuimagecollection.omeka.net/items/show/15013.