Japanese Architecture

Entrance Gate, Interior: Nio Guardian

Entrance Gate, Interior: Nio Guardian

Entrance Gate, Interior: Nio Guardian

Entrance Gate, Interior: Ceiling, Detail of columns, support beams and brackets

Entrance Gate, Exterior: Roof, Detail of Eaves and Rafters

Entrance Gate, Exterior: Roof, Detail of Eaves and Rafters

Entrance Gate, Exterior: Columns

Entrance Gate, Exterior: Roof and Support Columns

Entrance Gate, Interior: Nio Guardian

Entrance Gate, Exterior: Support Columns and Beams

Entrance Gate, Exterior: Support Columns and Beams

Entrance Gate, Exterior: Support Columns and Beams

Entrance Gate, Exterior: Bracket

Entrance Gate, Exterior: Support Columns and Beams

Entrance Gate, Exterior

Entrance Gate, Exterior: Support Columns and Beams

Entrance Gate, Exterior: Support Columns and Beams

Entrance Gate, Exterior: Roof, Rafters and Support Columns

Kaidan-in Stone Garden, Exterior

Kaidan-in Stone Garden, Exterior

Kaidan-in, Exterior

Kaidan-in, Exterior

Kaidan-in, Exterior: Detail

Kaidan-in, Exterior: Detail

Kaidan-in, Exterior: Detail

Kaidan-in, Exterior: Detail

Kaidan-in, Exterior: Detail

Kaidan-in, Exterior: Detail

Kaidan-in, Exterior: Detail

Kaidan-in, Exterior: Detail

Kaidan-in, Exterior: Roof Detail

Kaidan-in, Exterior: Outer Gate

Kaidan-in, Exterior: Outer Gate

Kaidan-in, Exterior: Outer Gate Roof Detail

Kaidan-in, Exterior: Outer Gate Roof Detail

Kaidan-in, Exterior: Entrance

Kaidan-in, Exterior

Kaidan-in, Exterior: Entrance

Kaidan-in, Exterior

Kaidan-in, Exterior: Detail

Kaidan-in, Exterior: Outer Gate Detail

Kaidan-in, Exterior: Outer Gate Detail

Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsen), Exterior

Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsen), Exterior

Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsen), Exterior

Sashizudo, Exterior

Sashizudo, Exterior

Exterior View: Todaiji Complex

Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsen), Exterior: Outer Corridor, Detail

Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsen), Exterior: Outer Corridor

Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsen), Exterior: Outer Corridor, Roof Detail

Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsen), Exterior: Outer Corridor, Roof Detail

Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsen), Exterior: Outer Corridor

Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsen), Exterior: Outer Corridor

Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsen), Exterior

Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsen), Exterior

Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsen), Exterior: Roof Detail

Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsen), Exterior

Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsen), Exterior: Roof Detail

Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsen), Exterior: Roof Detail

Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsen), Exterior: Roof Detail

Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsen), Exterior: Roof Detail

Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsen), Exterior: Roof Detail

Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsen), Exterior

Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsen) and Corridor, Exterior

Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsen) and Corridor, Exterior: Detail

Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsen) and Corridor, Exterior: Detail

Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsen) and Corridor, Exterior: Detail

Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsen), Exterior: Ceiling, Detail

Corridor, Exterior: Detail

Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsen), Exterior

Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsen), Exterior: Detail

Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsen), Exterior: Detail

Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsen), Exterior: Roof Decoration Detail, Chrysanthemum highlights

Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsen), Exteriorr: Roof Ornament Detail

Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsen), Exterior

Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsen), Exterior

Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsen), Exterior

Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsen), Exterior: Detail

Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsen), Exterior: Detail

Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsen), Exterior: Detail

Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsen), Exterior: West Side with Foundations of previous Daibutsen

Inner Gate, Exterior

Inner Gate and Corridor, Exterior: View from Great Buddha Hall Porch

Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsen), Exterior: Roof Support, Architectural Detail

Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsen), Exterior: Roof Support, Architectural Detail

Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsen), Exterior: Roof Support, Architectural Detail

Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsen), Exterior: Ceiling and Columns

Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsen), Exterior: Ceiling and Columns

Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsen) and Corridor, Exterior

Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsen), Exterior: Roof and Ceiling Detail

Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsen), Exterior: Roof and Ceiling Detail

Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsen), Exterior: Entrance Detail

Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsen), Exterior: Entrance Roof and Ceiling, Detail

Corridor, Exterior: Detail

Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsen), Exterior: Column Detail

Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsen), Exterior: Ceiling and Roof Detail

Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsen), Exterior: Ceiling and Roof Detail

Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsen), Exterior: Roof Detail, Cloud-Form Architectural Support

Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsen), Interior: Daibutsu, Birushana Buddha (Skt: Vairocana); and Kokuzo Bosatsu

Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsen), Interior: Daibutsu, Birushana Buddha (Skt: Vairocana); and Kokuzo Bosatsu

Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsen), Interior: Daibutsu, Birushana Buddha (Skt: Vairocana); and Kokuzo Bosatsu

Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsen), Interior: Daibutsu, Birushana Buddha (Skt: Vairocana); and Kokuzo Bosatsu

Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsen), Interior: Daibutsu, Birushana Buddha (Skt: Vairocana), Detail

Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsen), Interior: Daibutsu, Birushana Buddha (Skt: Vairocana); and Kokuzo Bosatsu

Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsen), Interior: Kokuzo Bosatsu

Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsen), Interior

Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsen), Interior: Kokuzo Bosatsu and Guardian of the West, Komokuten

Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsen), Interior: Architectural Detail

Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsen), Interior: Ceiling, Architectural Detail

Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsen), Interior: Detail of Kokuzo Bosatsu's Right Side

Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsen), Interior: Detail of Kokuzo Bosatsu's Right Side

Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsen), Interior: Rear View of Kokuzo Bosatsu

Model Reconstruction of the Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsen)

Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsen), Interior: Rear View of Daibutsu

Model Reconstruction of the Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsen)

Model Reconstruction of Todaiji

Model Reconstruction of Todaiji

Model Reconstructions of the Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsen)

Model Reconstructions of the Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsen)

Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsen), Interior: Rear View of Kokuzo Bosatsu, Detail

Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsen), Interior: Rear View of Kokuzo Bosatsu

Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsen), Interior: Detail of Healing Pillar

Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsen), Interior: Detail of Healing Pillar

Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsen), Interior: Rear View of Daibutsu

Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsen), Interior: Tamonten, Guardian of the North

Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsen), Interior: Tamonten, Guardian of the North

Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsen), Interior: Tamonten, Guardian of the North, Detail of His Armor

Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsen), Interior: Tamonten, Guardian of the North, Detail

Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsen), Interior: Kokuzo Bosatsu Detail

Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsen), Interior: Architectural Detail

Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsen), Exterior: Octagonal Bronze Lantern (Hakkaku Toro)

Octagonal Bronze Lantern (Hakkaku Toro), Detail of one of other eight panels; an Onjo Bosatsu (Bodhisattva playing music)

Octagonal Bronze Lantern (Hakkaku Toro)

Octagonal Bronze Lantern (Hakkaku Toro), Detail of one of other eight panels; an Onjo Bosatsu (Bodhisattva playing music))

Octagonal Bronze Lantern (Hakkaku Toro), Detail of Lotus Pedestal

Octagonal Bronze Lantern (Hakkaku Toro), Detail of Lotus Pedestal

Octagonal Bronze Lantern (Hakkaku Toro), Detail of Lotus Pedestal

Octagonal Bronze Lantern (Hakkaku Toro), Detail of Lantern Doors

Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsen), Exterior: Facade, Detail

Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsen), Exterior: Facade, Detail

Octagonal Bronze Lantern (Hakkaku Toro), Detail of one of other eight panels; an Onjo Bosatsu (Bodhisattva playing music)

Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsen), Exterior: Corridor Gate

Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsen), Exterior

Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsen), Exterior

Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsen), Exterior: Corridor Gate with Incense Offering

Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsen), Exterior: Corridor Gate with Incense Offering

Corridor, Exterior: Detail

Shunjodo, Exterior

Exterior: Bell Tower

Exterior: Bell Tower, Detail

Nenbutsudo, Exterior

Sangatsudo (Hokkedo), Exterior

Sangatsudo (Hokkedo), Exterior

Sangatsudo (Hokkedo), Exterior

Sangatsudo (Hokkedo), Exterior

Sangatsudo (Hokkedo), Exterior: Detail

Exterior: Stairs to Sangatsudo (Hokkedo)

Sangatsudo (Hokkedo), Exterior

Sangatsudo (Hokkedo), Exterior

Shigatsudo (Sammaido), Exterior

Shigatsudo (Sammaido), Exterior

Shigatsudo (Sammaido), Exterior

Hokkedo Kyoko, Exterior

Sangatsudo (Hokkedo), Exterior

Nigatsudo, Exterior

Nigatsudo, Exterior

Nigatsudo, Exterior: Stone Stupas

Nigatsudo and Sangatsudo, Exterior

Sangatsudo (Hokkedo), Exterior

Nigatsudo, Exterior

Nigatsudo, Exterior

Akaiya, Exterior

Nigatsudo, Exterior: Detail

Exterior: Drinking Well

Exterior: Drinking Well

Sangatsudo (Hokkedo), Exterior: Architectural Roof Detail

Nigatsudo, Exterior

Exterior

Exterior: Donations Markers

Sangatsudo (Hokkedo), Exterior

Hokkedo Kyoko, Exterior

Hokkedo Kyoko, Exterior

Tamukeyama Hachimangu Shrine, Exterior

Tamukeyama Hachimangu Shrine, Exterior

Tamukeyama Hachimangu Shrine, Exterior

Hokkedo Kyoko, Exterior

Hokkedo Kyoko, Exterior: Architectural Detail

Nigatsudo, Exterior: Entrance and Donation Markers

Akaiya, Exterior

Nigatsudo, Exterior

Nigatsudo, Exterior: Stairway and Donation Markers, Detail