Aizu Wakamatsu, Tsuruga-jo castle
The castle was constructed in 1384. It was the military and administrative center of the Aizu region until 1868.
The castle was besieged in the Battle of Aizu by the forces of the newly formed Imperial army in 1868 during the Boshin War. After a month of isolated defence, Matsudaira Katamori surrendered. The castle buildings, pockmarked by artillery during the siege and structurally unstable, were demolished by the new government in 1874.
The tenshu, the largest tower of the castle, was reconstructed in 1965 in concrete.
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aizuwakamatsu_Castle
Aizu Wakamatsu, Tsuruga-jo castle
The castle was constructed in 1384. It was the military and administrative center of the Aizu region until 1868.
The castle was besieged in the Battle of Aizu by the forces of the newly formed Imperial army in 1868 during the Boshin War. After a month of isolated defence, Matsudaira Katamori surrendered. The castle buildings, pockmarked by artillery during the siege and structurally unstable, were demolished by the new government in 1874.
The tenshu, the largest tower of the castle, was reconstructed in 1965 in concrete.
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aizuwakamatsu_Castle