Shureimon, the main gate of Shuri Castle, looms over the hill

Shureimon Gate of Shuri Castle
Shureimon Gate of Shuri Castle
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I was heading for the main building of this caste while I was climbing the slope. In the meantime, I found a gate on the top of the slope. It was Shurei-Mon, the second of Shuri Castle's main gates.

It was originally built in the 16th century, but destroyed during WWII because the castle was one of the bloodiest battlefields. After the war, it was rebuilt in 1958. So the gate itself, which I saw was not old. Yet I felt the prosperity in the past.

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Jul 2007 ARCHITECTURE OKINAWA

PHOTO DATA

No

982

Shooting Date

Jun 2007

Posted On

July 26, 2007

Modified On

March 15, 2022

Place

Naha, Okinawa

Genre

Architectural Photography

Camera

CANON EOS 1V

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