ARCHITECTUREJAPAN

Temples

Buddhist architecture giving form to faith and more than a thousand years of timber craft.

5buildings in the archive

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TemplesHistoric Buildings
Sensō-ji
浅草寺
Location
Taitō City, Tokyo
Main hall rebuilt
1958
TemplesHistoric Buildings
Rokuon-ji (Kinkaku-ji)
鹿苑寺（金閣寺）
Location
Kyoto (Kita Ward), Kyoto Prefecture
Shariden rebuilt
1955
TemplesHistoric Buildings
Kiyomizu-dera
清水寺
Location
Kyoto (Higashiyama Ward), Kyoto Prefecture
Main hall rebuilt
1633
TemplesHistoric Buildings
Byōdō-in Phoenix Hall
平等院鳳凰堂
Location
Uji, Kyoto Prefecture
Built
1053
TemplesHistoric Buildings
Tōdai-ji Great Buddha Hall
東大寺大仏殿
Location
Nara, Nara Prefecture
Great Buddha Hall rebuilt
1709