2 minutes ago500-year-old castles
Periskopi(7 years ago)
(7 years ago)A fire has destroyed the main structure of Shuri Castle, the site of U's World Heritage NESTO in Okinawa, which symbolizes both the ancient Ryukyu kingdom and the recovery of the southern Japanese island from World War II. The flames began this morning at the center of the castle, quickly spreading into [...] buildings
The flames began today at the center of the castle, quickly spreading to other buildings in the complex.
There were no reports to hurt, yet residents nearby were evacuated as firefighters engaged for hours in the battle of hellfire.
The wooden castle, built 500 years ago at the time of the Ryukyu Dynasty, was named in 1933 as Japan's National Treasury, and still continues to be considered, writes the BBC forwards Klan Kosova.
It was almost completely destroyed in a battle during World War II, and the current structure was a reconstruction.
The cause of the fire has not yet been determined, only that the security company's alarm went down around 2:30 a.m.
The Ryukyu dynasty was a kingdom that flourished thanks to sea trade and connected all the countries in the region, and the castle and Shuri, although it had architectural influences from China and Japan, was at the center of this unique culture.
