![02 The grounds of Horyuji house the world's oldest surviving wooden structures, conveying images of Japan as it existed more than l300 years ago during the Asuka...](thumbs/02.webp)
The grounds of Horyuji house the world's oldest surviving wooden structures, conveying images of Japan as it existed more than l300 years ago during the Asuka…
![84 According to these records. the emperor Yomei vowed to build a temple and an image of a Buddha as a form of prayer for his own recovery from illness - a vow he...](thumbs/84.webp)
According to these records. the emperor Yomei vowed to build a temple and an image of a Buddha as a form of prayer for his own recovery from illness - a vow he…
![06 On the fateful night of April 30 in the year 670, however, a great blaze swept through the temple grounds. leaving](thumbs/06.webp)
On the fateful night of April 30 in the year 670, however, a great blaze swept through the temple grounds. leaving "not a single building" standing, as it is…
![03 Today. Horyuji is composed of the Western Precinct (Saiin Garan), which is centered around the Five-Story Pagoda (Goju-no-To) and the Main Hall (Kondo), and the...](thumbs/03.webp)
Today. Horyuji is composed of the Western Precinct (Saiin Garan), which is centered around the Five-Story Pagoda (Goju-no-To) and the Main Hall (Kondo), and the…
![11 Main hall (Kondo). Asuka Period: mid 6th-early 8th century. The Main Hall is the sacred edifice in which are enshrined statues to which Horyuji is dedicated....](thumbs/11.webp)
Main hall (Kondo).
Asuka Period: mid 6th-early 8th century.
The Main Hall is the sacred edifice in which are enshrined statues to which Horyuji is dedicated.…
Asuka Period: mid 6th-early 8th century.
The Main Hall is the sacred edifice in which are enshrined statues to which Horyuji is dedicated.…
![21 5-story pagoda (Goju-no-To). Asuka Period: mid 6th-early 8th century. Pagodas are evolved forms of Indian stupas and are the most important structures in...](thumbs/21.webp)
5-story pagoda (Goju-no-To).
Asuka Period: mid 6th-early 8th century.
Pagodas are evolved forms of Indian stupas and are the most important structures in…
Asuka Period: mid 6th-early 8th century.
Pagodas are evolved forms of Indian stupas and are the most important structures in…