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Hiroshima-jō

Hiroshima Castle (Hiroshima-jō), sometimes called Carp Castle, was the home of the daimyō (feudal lord) of the Hiroshima fief. Originally constructed in the 1590s, the castle was destroyed in the atomic bombing in 1945. It was rebuilt in 1958.

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Uploaded on December 9, 2010
Taken on October 19, 2010