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Horyu-ji’s Pagoda (Goju no To) together with the Golden Hall (Kondo) next to it
are the oldest surviving wooden buildings in the world,
and a logical starting point for a discussion of Buddhist architecture in Japan.

Text and images © Vinayak Bharne & Iku Shimomura, 2003

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