Horyu-ji Temple, near Nara, Japan. These two buildings are said to be two of the oldest wooden buildings in the world.

---

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.

---

Size: 3560px × 2422px
Location: Horyuji, Nara Prefecture, Kansai Region, Japan
Photo credit: © CulturalEyes - AusGS2 / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: -, 5, 5-storey, 6, 7, 505, 6th, 7th, ancient, architectural, architecture, asia, asian, asuka, asuka-style, baekje, big, buddhism, buddhist, building, buildings, central, century, cesdeh, courtyard, cultural, culture, cultures, dera, district, east, famous, gakumon, gakumon-ji, gakumonji, garan, hall, heritage, high, historic, historical, history, honshu, horyu, horyu-ji, horyuji, hosso, ikaruga, ikaruga-dera, ikoma, interesting, japan, japanese, ji, kansai, ken, kinki, kondo, large, main, medieval, nara, nara-ken, national, oldest, oriental, pagoda, pagodas, period, place, places, prefecture, region, religion, religions, religious, sai, sai-, sato, sect, seminary, site, storey, story, structure, structures, style, tall, temple, temples, timber, tower, towers, treasure, unesco, wakakusa, wakakusa-garan, wood, wooden, world, worship, z312