Presumptive Cross-sectional View of Honmaru (Inner Bailey) of Osaka Castle

Main Tower in the Toyotomi Period- Height: less than 40 meters (estimate)
Main Tower reconstructed in the Tokugawa Period- Height: about 58.5 meters
[c.f.]Main Tower restored in the Showa Period-Height: 54.8 meters
The unprecedented large-scale work was carried out, and as the in the Toyotomi Period was completely buried in deep ground, the new Main Tower was constructed in another location and on a larger scale.
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