Octagonal Yumedono hall in east precinct of Horyu-ji Horyuji Temple, Nara, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Japan, Asia

Guardians at Chumon (Central Gate), Horyu-ji Temple, dating from the 7th century and the oldest wooden building in the world, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Nara, Kansai (Western Province), Honshu, Japan, Asia

Shoro (Bell House), Horyu-ji Temple, dating from the 7th century and the oldest wooden building in the world, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Nara, Kansai (Western Province), Honshu, Japan, Asia

Daikodo (Great Lecture Hall), Horyu-ji Temple, dating from the 7th century and the oldest wooden building in the world, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Nara, Kansai (Western Province), Honshu, Japan, Asia

Horyu-ji Temple Pagoda, Nara, Kansai, Japan

Pagoda, Horyu-ji temple, UNESCO World Heritage Site, founded in 607, Nara, Kansai, Japan, asia

Guardian figure at Horyuji Temple, which contains the world's oldest wooden structures, Nara, Japan, Asia

Kondo hall, dating from 670, oldest wooden building in Japan, Horyu-ji Temple, Nara, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Kansai, Japan, Asia

Horyuji Temple, containing the world's oldest wooden structures, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Nara, Japan, Asia

Horyu-ji, Nara, Japan

Horyu-ji, Nara, Japan

Horyu-ji, Nara, Japan

Horyu-ji, Nara, Japan

Horyu-ji, Nara, Japan

Horyu-ji, Nara, Japan

Horyu-ji, Nara, Japan

Horyu-ji, Nara, Japan

Horyu-ji, Nara, Japan

Horyu-ji, Nara, Japan