Hōryū-ji Kondō, Nara by Helen Betts

Helen Betts | all galleries >> Galleries >> Our First 4 Years in Japan > Hōryū-ji Kondō, Nara


1991-1995

Hōryū-ji Kondō, Nara

This Buddhist temple was founded by Prince Shōtoku in 607. Rebuilt at least 1,300 years ago after all buildings were burned down due to lightning in 670, the Kondō (main hall) is widely recognized as the world's oldest wooden building.

Queenie is giving Tim a smile (really!), posted earlier:

other sizes: small medium large original auto

previous | next

Zoltán Balogh		12-Mar-2025 19:43
Marvellous image, Helen! V

Carl Carbone		12-Mar-2025 12:27
Wonderful capture. I love the flow of the roof lines in Japanese architecture.

Graeme		11-Mar-2025 12:00
What an amazing temple.V

Mairéad		10-Mar-2025 22:24
It's a beautiful building - what history! And I imagine there would be a lot more people around it if you visited it nowadays. V

Blandine Mangin		10-Mar-2025 19:04
un superbe temple à l'architecture typique du japon ! v

Julie Oldfield		10-Mar-2025 17:18
That is incredible. So much history. Very beautiful capture of this graceful structure. V

Chris Spracklen		10-Mar-2025 17:11
A super shot of this ancient wooden temple, Helen. The different levels, with their partial curving roofs have always fascinated me, though I have never actually seen one firsthand.

globalgadabout		10-Mar-2025 16:53
fine sot, and a worthy subject..

Danad		10-Mar-2025 14:09
A superb image of Nara in soft tones. V

Pierre		10-Mar-2025 14:08
Un beau souvenir de ce temple magnifiquement capté! V

Ton, Ben & Rob Nagtegaal		10-Mar-2025 13:46
Beautiful and impressive building and a great shot of it. V

Alain Boussac		10-Mar-2025 13:30
I remember this wonderful temple and the colors of the film still bring something to it...V.

janescottcumming		10-Mar-2025 11:40
It's a beautiful building. I really like those kind of roofs too. V

Alexander Kazakov		10-Mar-2025 11:29
Beautiful! V

Nestor Derkach		10-Mar-2025 10:35
Nice photo of this wooden building just thinking the type of scaffolding required to finish the second and third floor. Nice composition showing the full structure. Vote

John Hamers		10-Mar-2025 08:07
Beautiful and impressive temple. I like your POV for this great shot. I remember this temple from my visit in '98. V!

Charlene Ambrose		10-Mar-2025 07:18
An amazing building still standing! V

Arnie Peterschmidt		10-Mar-2025 05:20
What a beautiful, iconic temple. It would be impressive if was built last week!

joseantonio		10-Mar-2025 03:58
nice image of this elegant old temple.V.

Dennis Hoyne		10-Mar-2025 01:47
What a beautiful structure!