Horyuji
Title
Horyuji
Publisher
Lawrence Technological University
Date Created
August 16, 2015
Creator2
O’Connor, Thomas (photograph)
Work Type
Single Built Works
Date
April, 1972
Work Location
Japan (nation)
Nara (inhabited place)
Style/Period
Japanese architecture styles
Subject
dining halls
Japanese Buddhism
Description
Exterior view of dining hall at the Horyuji temple precinct in Nara, Japan.
View of the Chumon (central gate) at the Horyuji temple precinct in Nara, Japan. "Horyuji is divided into two areas, and it is the larger Western Precinct that visitors enter first. This contains the Main Hall (Kondo), a five-story pagoda and the Central Gate, dating from around 710, that are the temple’s oldest buildings. In the construction of Horyuji, there was a significant break with tradition in that the Kondo and pagoda are arranged side by side rather than following the traditional axial plan. Despite this novelty, the buildings themselves reflect architectural styles common in China a century earlier,"--from Horyuji: Buddhism’s cradle in Japan, by Stephen Forster.
View of the Chumon (central gate) at the Horyuji temple precinct in Nara, Japan. "Horyuji is divided into two areas, and it is the larger Western Precinct that visitors enter first. This contains the Main Hall (Kondo), a five-story pagoda and the Central Gate, dating from around 710, that are the temple’s oldest buildings. In the construction of Horyuji, there was a significant break with tradition in that the Kondo and pagoda are arranged side by side rather than following the traditional axial plan. Despite this novelty, the buildings themselves reflect architectural styles common in China a century earlier,"--from Horyuji: Buddhism’s cradle in Japan, by Stephen Forster.
Material/Medium
wood (plant material)
Reproduction Type
jpeg
Copyright Statement
©2013 Lawrence Technological University. These images may be used for personal or educational purposes. They are not available for commercial purposes without the explicit permission of LTU.
ID Number
LTU-TOJ-276
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