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| + | [[Image:Seiden.jpg|right|300px|thumb|The Seiden of Shuri castle.]] |
| *''Type: [[Gusuku]]'' | | *''Type: [[Gusuku]]'' |
| *''Founder: [[Satto]]?'' | | *''Founder: [[Satto]]?'' |
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| ===Shureimon=== | | ===Shureimon=== |
| + | [[Image:Shureimon.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Shureimon]] |
| + | [[Image:Sonohyan utaki ishimon.jpg|right|thumb|250px|The stone gate to Sonohyan utaki]] |
| The symbolic entrance to the castle proper was the [[Shureimon]], which remains today one of the most famous symbols of Okinawa, and specifically of the kingdom and the castle. | | The symbolic entrance to the castle proper was the [[Shureimon]], which remains today one of the most famous symbols of Okinawa, and specifically of the kingdom and the castle. |
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| ===Gates=== | | ===Gates=== |
| + | [[Image:Kankaimon.jpg|right|thumb|Kankaimon|250px]] |
| + | [[Image:Kyukeimon.jpg|right|thumb|Kyûkeimon|250px]] |
| + | [[Image:Shuri Castle Stairs.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Stairs flanked by investiture tablets.]] |
| + | [[Image:Zuisenmon.jpg|right|thumb|Zuisenmon|250px]] |
| + | [[Image:Rokokumon.jpg|right|thumb|Rokokumon|250px]] |
| Beyond the symbolic Shureimon, the main gate granting entry through the first set of walls of the compound is the Kankaimon, flanked by two stone ''[[shisa]]'' (lion dogs). Like most of the gates in the walls of Shuri Castle, the Kankaimon consists of a gap in the stone wall, with a wooden structure atop it, with a flared tiled roof. | | Beyond the symbolic Shureimon, the main gate granting entry through the first set of walls of the compound is the Kankaimon, flanked by two stone ''[[shisa]]'' (lion dogs). Like most of the gates in the walls of Shuri Castle, the Kankaimon consists of a gap in the stone wall, with a wooden structure atop it, with a flared tiled roof. |
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| ===Shicha-nu-Unâ=== | | ===Shicha-nu-Unâ=== |
| + | [[Image:Kofukumon.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Kôfukumon]] |
| + | [[Image:Suimui utaki.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Suimui utaki]] |
| + | [[Image:Hoshinmon.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Hôshinmon]] |
| The Kôfukumon, a large, vermillion wooden structure, leads finally into the ''shicha-nu-unâ'', an area equivalent to what would be called the second bailey in English or ''ni-no-maru'' in a Japanese castle. | | The Kôfukumon, a large, vermillion wooden structure, leads finally into the ''shicha-nu-unâ'', an area equivalent to what would be called the second bailey in English or ''ni-no-maru'' in a Japanese castle. |
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