Hōryū Temple

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wood-and-stucco pagoda at the Hōryū Temple complex

The chū-mon (“middle gate”) of the Hōryū Temple compound, Ikaruga, Nara prefecture, Japan.

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temple, Ikaruga, Japan

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wood-and-stucco pagoda at the Hōryū Temple complex

wood-and-stucco pagoda at the Hōryū Temple complex

The five-story wood-and-stucco pagoda, originally built in 607, reconstructed c....

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Hōryū Temple

Hōryū Temple

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The chū-mon (“middle gate”) of the Hōryū Temple compound, Ikaruga, Nara prefecture, Japan.

The chū-mon (“middle gate”) of the Hōryū Temple compound, Ikaruga, Nara...

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Hōryū Temple

Hōryū Temple

Main building at Hōryū Temple, Ikaruga, Nara prefecture, Japan.

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Bodhisattva, detail from the Amida Triad, one of a series of frescoes in the main...

Horyu-ji Museum, Nara, Japan, photograph, Asuka-en

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