Kondo (main hall) and 5-storey pagoda of Horyu-ji, one of the oldest and most famous temples in Japan.

---

Kondo (main hall) and 5-storey pagoda of Horyu-ji, one of the most famous temples in Japan. These are said to be the two oldest wooden buildings in the world. Image integrity statement: This image is an accurate representation of the original scene; no elements have been 'photoshopped' in or out. In addition, this photographer takes particular care over accuracy of caption, description and keywords.

---

Size: 5096px × 3411px
Location: Sai-in part of Horyu-ji Temple, Ikaruga City, Nara Prefecture, Kansai Region, Japan.
Photo credit: © CulturalEyes - AusGS2 / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: -, 5-storey, 6, 6th, 7, 7th, ancient, architecture, asia, asian, asuka, asuka-style, baekje, big, buddhism, buddhist, building, central, century, courtyard, culture, destination, district, east, famous, flourishing, gakumon, gakumon-ji, gakumonji, hall, heritage, historic, historical, history, horyu, horyu-ji, horyuji, hosso, ikaruga, ikaruga-dera, ikoma, interesting, japan, japanese, ji, kinki, kondo, law, learning, main, medieval, nara, nara-ken, national, older, oldest, paekche, pagoda, period, prefecture, religion, religious, sai-, sect, seminary, site, storied, stories, structure, style, temple, tourism, tourist, traditional, travel, treasure, unesco, wakakusa-garan, wood, wooden, woodern, world