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Goryokaku Park, Western-style fort constructed in the mid-19th century in Hakodate, Japan

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Goryokaku

fort, Hakodate, Japan

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feature of Hakodate

In Hakodate
Goryokaku, a Western-style fort later converted to a park, was built soon after Hakodate opened to international trade in the 19th century. Russians built a Byzantine-style church in 1859.
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