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Re: What kinds of rooms are in Japanese castles ?
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Thu, 1 Mar 2001 17:39:25 GMT
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In lugnet.castle.ninja, Kung-Khoon Quah writes:
> Here's my open question for the group which will help me out when I am
> planning my interiors. I am planning a very large (4 gray baseplate)
> Himeji castle
You and me both =8^)
> and would like to have some ideas on what people have >read
> or think are legitimate Japanese castle rooms.
> Example, the main donjon at Himeji was a command center so the upper floors
> served as living quarters for the lord's so we have bedrooms, audience
> chambers, meditation rooms, tea rooms. It usually has storage rooms and
> the obligatory arsenal/armory rooms.
> Probably administrative rooms for clerks were found there.
> What other rooms do you think ?
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> KK
The reason why I built my "Gatehouse" in such large scale was to get a feel
for how large a structure would need to be to accomodate many of the rooms
you mention. A personal goal is to build a structure that can comfortably
display 50-100 minifigs representing different functions. I also would like
to have a couple honest to goodness "hallways" both on outside walls and
internally w/ rooms on either side.
I have also read about the complex defenses of Castle like Himenji and I am
trying to recreate some of them. I remember reading in a couple different
links about "secret floors" and chambers being an intrinsic part of many
don-jons. it is hard to determine how many levels/floors there are in these
beauties, just from the external pics. Essentially one of the greatest
strengths of these fortresses was the confusing nature of its defenses;
enemies could not accurately guage the floorplans from the outside.
Building a secret floor is another personal goal
You have the high points of what I want to include in my creation (space
permittng). In addition to the rooms, I wish to pay attention to "finishing
touches" like sliding doors, cross beams, mats, pillows, furniture etc. to
create a more authentic feel. Let's just throw together a list that can be
added to:
Meditation room
Armory
Bedrooms
Sewing room
Tea rooms
Storage / Larder
"Offices" for scribes/poets/clerks/messengers
"Secret/Hidden" chamber w/ seperate entrance
"Vault" a treasure room or hiding place for an Emperor
"Exercise room" -Martial-Arts practice room
Planning/map room - for military campaigns
Advisor's Library/Study
Hallways
Sliding Doors to rooms
Secret entrance/exit?
Court chamber for Imperial courtiers/nobles
well that's my 2 Log Walls worth = )
John
Audience chamber
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