Todaiji

Date: 760 CE
Image View Description: Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsen), Exterior: West Side with Foundations of previous Daibutsen
Material/Technique: wood
Work Type: architecture
Culture: Japanese
Location: Nara (Japan)
Notes: An earlier incarnation of the Daibutsen was larger. Currently, the remains of the foundation can be seen to west of the Daibutsen.
Image Source: The Trustees of Columbia University, Media Center for Art History, Department of Art History and Archaeology
Photographer: Caleb Smith
Record ID: Todaiji6044


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