1) Coastal fortification 2) Fort in Japan
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== History == Goryōkaku was designed in 1855 by Takeda Hisaburō. His plan was based on the work of the French architect Vauban. It is shaped like a five-pointed star. This allowed for greater numbers of gun emplacements on its walls than a traditional Japanese fortress, and reduced the number of blind spots where a cannon could not fire. The for...
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(from the article `Hakodate`) ...in the hands of the Ainu in spite of various attempts by the Japanese government to gain control of the port. In 1789 it was made a base for ...
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