week2 a world cultural heritage

Hello. Today, I explain a reason why Himeji Castle resister a world cultural heritage.

Himeji Castle was registered a world cultural heritage in 1993 when Horyuji was registered too. Himeji Castle was registered a world cultural heritage of UNESCO(the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization ). Himeji Castle is rank high in the world in the existing castles.


world cultural heritage has three kinds. There are a Cultural heritage, Natural heritage, and Mixed heritage.


Himeji Castle was written by a World Heritage List.
*Himeji-jo
*Date of Inscription: 1993
*Criteria: (ⅰ)(ⅳ)
*Hyogo Prefecture
*N34 50 E134 42
*Ref: 661


The Registration standard of the World Heritage is ten contents.  In order to be registered as a World Heritage, Himeji Castle must meet one or more of contents. Himeji Castle meets Criteria: (ⅰ) (ⅳ).


(ⅰ): masterpiece of human creative talent that represents
(ⅳ): building tells history of human or Architectural or Aggregate technical or a sample of a good view.


Content corresponds to this.
(ⅰ) beauty of a view and arrange. For example, wall of white plaster, a castle tower. Himeji castle has an effective defense function. Himeji Castle is the best building of wood.
(ⅳ) Himeji castle is the best rank of the building of wood in Japan.  And Himeji Castle is well preserved perfect.


A letter of recommendation of Japan was written The Registration standard of the World Heritage (ⅲ): it is show that there are evidences it has Cultural tradition


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And , Himeji castle remained building at this time. It is important that Himeji Castle is not restored.  Keeping the original is one of the reason to registered a world cultural heritage.


When Himeji Castle was registered a world cultural heritage, as commemoration, “ten scene of a world cultural heritage Himeji Castle ” was chosen by the general public.

(ⅰ) Shirotopia commemoration park: Located in the north of Himeji Castle, various flowers bloom in the all seasons, it is a beautiful park where citizens rest.

(ⅱ)Keihukuji park: Himeji castle can be seen from the observation deck.

(ⅲ) Nagoyama Reien hill park: you can see the beautiful Himeji Castle from the west  the city .

(ⅳ) an open space Tegara mountain : there are an observation deck.

(Ⅴ) Sannomaru open space：Himeji castle is a superb view seeing from it.

(ⅵ) Himeji City art Museum : we can see a view Himeji Castle is shining in the trees and a red brick.

(ⅶ) Masui mountain: You will be able to see view of tower from between the mountains.

(ⅷ) Otemae street: it is like the entrance of Himeji Castle.

(ⅸ) Shiromidai park: From front of the fountain, Himeji Castle is seems like a huge set on the stage.

(Ⅹ) Otokoyama: Himeji Castle looks very beautiful because it is looked at the height of the Looking.

                                           

Do you understand about a world cultural heritage? 
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