Japan, Buddhist Monuments in Horyu-jj Area

There are around 48 Buddhist monuments in the Horyu-ji area, in Nara Prefecture. Several date from the late 7th or early 8th century, making them some of the oldest surviving wooden buildings in the world. These masterpieces of wooden architecture ar

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DC_Title	Japan, Buddhist Monuments in Horyu-jj Area
DC_Subject_Specific	Ikaruga;Map indicating the location of the Buddhist Monuments in Horyu-jj Area;Japan;UNESCO; UNESCO-WHC;World Heritage Site
DC_Description	There are around 48 Buddhist monuments in the Horyu-ji area, in Nara Prefecture. Several date from the late 7th or early 8th century, making them some of the oldest surviving wooden buildings in the world. These masterpieces of wooden architecture ar
DC_Language	eng
DC_Type	Image
DC_Format	Image;TimeMap Dataset
DC_Publisher	UNESCO
DC_Contributor_CorporateName	Archaeological Computing Laboratory, University of Sydney
DC_Coverage_X_min	135.6753
DC_Coverage_X_max	135.7837
DC_Coverage_Y_min	34.5797
DC_Coverage_Y_max	34.6598
DC_Coverage_T_Early	0600-01-01T00:00:00
DC_Coverage_T_Late	2003-01-01T00:00:00
DC_Coverage_PeriodName	17th Century to 21st. Century
DC_Coverage_PlaceName	Ikaruga, Nara Prefecture, Japan
ECAI_Team	Worldwide
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