Record #00210Architecture archive
Some of the World's Oldest Surviving Wooden Buildings
The Horyu-ji area preserves some of the world's oldest surviving wooden buildings.
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late7th to early 8th century
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Overview
Archive NoteThe Horyu-ji area in Nara Prefecture, Japan, preserves multiple wooden structures dating from the late 7th and early 8th centuries.
UNESCO states that eleven structures there date from the late 7th or 8th century and are among the oldest surviving wooden buildings in the world.
Record history
1 Milestones- late 7th to early 8th centuryBuddhist Monuments in the Horyu-ji AreaHoryu-ji area, Nara Prefecture, JapanCurrent Record
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