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==Layout and Construction==
==Layout and Construction==
The castle grounds are divided into roughly seven sections, with the ''honmaru'' atop Oyama Hill, and the other sections, the Tsuru-no-maru, Gyokusen'in-no-maru, Ni-no-maru, San-no-maru, Shinmaru, and Kita-no-maru progressing down the hill to the north, an arrangement described as ''kaikaku-shiki'' (階郭式).
The castle grounds are divided into roughly seven sections, with the ''honmaru'' atop Oyama Hill, and the other sections, the Tsuru-no-maru, Gyokusen'in-no-maru, Ni-no-maru, San-no-maru, Shinmaru, and Kita-no-maru progressing down the hill to the north, an arrangement described as ''kaikaku-shiki'' (階郭式).
The castle features a wide variety of types of stonework in different sections of the [[ishigaki|castle walls]], dating to different periods of construction (or reconstructed so as to resemble the different forms used at different stages of construction/renovation). Rough stones are jumbled together in some sections, including the Ôtemon on the north side of the compound, and in the East Bailey (''higashi no maru''). In other sections, including the Ishikawa-mon, stones of varying color, shape, and size are cut to fit tightly and neatly, forming a smooth surface. Enough different types of stonework are used that one source refers to the castle as a "museum of stone walls"<ref>Terada. p19.</ref>.
The Ishikawa-mon originally protected the rear entrance to the castle, but today has become the main entrance, and a symbol of the castle and of the city. The gate faces the [[Kenrokuen]] to the east, and is accessed via a bridge extended over what was once a moat, known as ''Hasuikebori'' (蓮池掘, "Lotus Pond Moat") or ''Hyakkenbori'' (百間掘, "Hundred Bays Moat"). Today, a roadway runs in its place.
The Ishikawa-mon originally protected the rear entrance to the castle, but today has become the main entrance, and a symbol of the castle and of the city. The gate faces the [[Kenrokuen]] to the east, and is accessed via a bridge extended over what was once a moat, known as ''Hasuikebori'' (蓮池掘, "Lotus Pond Moat") or ''Hyakkenbori'' (百間掘, "Hundred Bays Moat"). Today, a roadway runs in its place.
*Schmorleitz, Morton S. ''Castles In Japan''. Tokyo: Charles E Tuttle Company Inc, 1974.
*Schmorleitz, Morton S. ''Castles In Japan''. Tokyo: Charles E Tuttle Company Inc, 1974.
*Terada Shôichi (ed.). ''Meijô wo aruku 2: Kanazawa-jô''. Tokyo: PHP Kenkyûsho, 2002.
*Terada Shôichi (ed.). ''Meijô wo aruku 2: Kanazawa-jô''. Tokyo: PHP Kenkyûsho, 2002.
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[[Category:Edo Period]]
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