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KEY WORD : architecture / gates | ||||||
The front gate of Shurijou 首里城 in
Okinawa prefecture. It was burned down during World War 2 and rebuilt in 1974. It is an
arched gate with double swinging doors, constructed within the castle's stoneblock
wall. A 3×2 bay lookout turret is built on top of the gate. The turret has a hip-and-gable
roof *irimoya yane
入母屋屋根, covered with pantile *sangawarabuki
桟瓦葺, and rests on four stout circular transverse beams *hari
梁, that extend beyond the stone blocks at the front and back of the gate. The
corner posts and posts set at the front and rear openings are supported by transverse
beams. Ties *nuki 貫, inserted
into the corners and the door posts, are less than a fourth of the distance between
the flooring and the head penetrating ties *kashiranuki
頭貫. Two ties beams penetrate the corner posts. Boards set vertically enclose the
turret. The rafters *taruki
垂木, rest on the penetrating ties. This style of gate is unique to Okinawa. |
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