Sep 26, 2010

Japan. Himeji-jo


Date of Inscription: 1993
Criteria: (i)(iv)
Property : 107.0000 ha
Buffer zone: 143.0000 ha
Hyogo Prefecture
N34 49 60 E134 41 60
Ref: 661  


 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.

http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/661

With many thanks to Yumi!

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