Kondo (Main Halll), Exterior: North Facade
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759 CE, 1963 (rebuilt)
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Large fish-tail shaped ornaments (shibi) on the east and west ends of the topmost ridge of the roof (replaced during the Kamakura Period, 1185-1333). These were thought to protect the building from fire.
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The Trustees of Columbia University, Media Center for Art History, Department of Art History and Archaeology
Image Date:
May, 2010