Horyu-ji

buddhistiskt tempel · 607 · Ikaruga, JP

Horyu-ji (Ikaruga, Japan) dates from AD 607. The date falls within the chapter ‘The Middle Ages’ in this site’s history of architecture.

The building materials include wood. The building is protected as National Treasure of Japan and part of UNESCO World Heritage Site.

46 other buildings on this site lie within 25 kilometres; the nearest is Buddhistiska monument i Horyu-ji-området, 11 m away.