🏛️ Buddhist Monuments in the Horyu-ji Area

Japan · Asia · Cultural · 34.61°N, 135.73°E

The UNESCO World Heritage Site Buddhist Monuments in the Hōryū-ji Area includes a variety of buildings found in Hōryū-ji and Hokki-ji in Ikaruga, Nara Prefecture, Japan. These buildings were designated in 1993 along with the surrounding landscape, under several criteria. The structures inscribed are some of the oldest extant wooden buildings in the world, dating from the 7th to 8th centuries. Many of the monuments are also National Treasures of Japan, and reflect an important age of Buddhist influence in Japan. The structures include 21 buildings in the Hōryū-ji East Temple, 9 in the West Temple, 17 monasteries and other buildings, and the pagoda in Hokki-ji.

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Quick facts

Country	Japan
Continent / region	Asia
List type	🏛️ Cultural heritage site
Coordinates (approx.)	34.61°N, 135.73°E · view on map

Buddhist Monuments in the Horyu-ji Area is a cultural World Heritage site in Japan, in Asia. For the living forecast of the area, open World Weather; the details of why Buddhist Monuments in the Horyu-ji Area was inscribed are described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

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