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Buddhist Monuments in the Horyu-ji Area

Cultural site · inscribed 1993

There are around 48 Buddhist monuments in the Horyu-ji area, in Nara Prefecture. Several date from the late 7th or early 8th century, making them some of the oldest surviving wooden buildings in the world.

Summary from the UNESCO World Heritage Centre.

Photo: Chuguji Hondo 2008.jpg by Wiiii, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

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