江戸城天守の模型を公開　皇居・東御苑で２９日から―宮内庁

　宮内庁は２８日、江戸城天守の復元模型を報道陣に公開した。２９日から皇居・東御苑で一般公開する。
　同庁によると、天守は江戸時代初期に３回築かれたが、このうち約６０メートルと日本一の高さだった寛永期の天守を、当時の資料などに基づいて３０分の１スケールで再現した。この天守は明暦の大火（１６５７年）で焼失し、その後は石垣が造られただけで建物は再建されなかった。（2020/09/28-14:43）

Japan's Imperial Household Agency on Monday unveiled to reporters a replica of Edo Castle tower, set to be open to the public in the East Gardens of the Imperial Palace from Tuesday.
   The castle tower was built three times in the early Edo period (1603-1868). One of the three versions, the 60-meter-high castle tower that was the tallest building in Japan at the time has been recreated on a scale of one to 30, mainly on the basis of documents from that time.
   The castle tower was destroyed by fire during the great Meireki fire of 1657. Afterward, the stone wall was rebuilt, but the tower was never restored.
   It took some two years to complete the replica as part of the government's tourism promotion program.
   The replica was originally scheduled to be opened to the public in March, but the launch was postponed due to the spread of the novel coronavirus.