Colonial Architecture Project

Photos of European colonial architecture around the world

by Gauvin Alexander Bailey, Bader Chair in Southern Baroque Art, Queen's University at Kingston, Canada

Japan '98 05 07.jpg ThumbnailsHimeji (Japan), Castle

1601-9. Christian convert Kuroda Yoshitaka gave Shogun Toyotomi Hideyoshi Himeji Castle which Hideyoshi rebuilds 1580. In recognition of Kuroda Yoshitaka's service, a roof tile of the rebuilt castle carries his family crest, a Christian cross. UNESCO World Heritage Site, inscribed 1993.

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Gauvin Alexander Bailey
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fort, Jesuit, UNESCO
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