Tenshukaku(architecture)
Tenshukaku(architecture)Tenshukaku
Architecture differs all over the world. Each country differed in styles used to express themselves. Japan is known for their great feudal castles. One such castle, Tenshukaku thrives today. In this paper the structure and who built the castle, technology used in building the castle and the physical structure will be described.
Japan's many castles includes the Himeji Castle. The castle Tenshukaku is located in "Himeji City of Hyogo prefecture about 50 km west Osaka."(www.history/himeji.com) All castles in Himeji looked the same except for the style of the interior design. Tenshukaku originates not a castle, but an actual stronghold. This castle changed with all the other castles of the 16th century. Changing from the mountain castle to the flat hill castle. Yet during the century, the introduction of matchlocks changed the width, needed for moats and the thickness of walls to stop bullets. In 1346 the first Himeji castle appeared. The construction exhibited nothing more than a fort and mansion combined. Sadanori Akamatsu maintained the security for the area. "230 years later Hideyoshi Toyotomi designed the basic layout for the castle including a three-storied tower." (www.yahoo/himeji/castles/bin.com)
Secondly, technology used in building the castle separates this castle from others of the time period. A man named Terumasa Ikeda...
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