Alternative Names
東大寺
Great Eastern Temple
Todaiji
Date
728-752, reconstructed 1709
Parts
Work Type
Style/Period
Tōdai-ji
View of Tōdaiji's Great South Gate 南大門, facing south
View of the Southern Gate's fan rafters 扇垂木 and inserted bracket ties 挿肘木, from below.
Nandai-mon (Great South Gate), Interior: Nio Guardian
Nandai-mon (Great South Gate), Interior: Nio Guardian
Nandai-mon (Great South Gate), Interior: Nio Guardian
Nandai-mon (Great South Gate), Interior: Ceiling, Detail of columns, support beams and brackets
Nandai-mon (Great South Gate), Exterior: Roof, Detail of Eaves and Rafters
Nandai-mon (Great South Gate), Exterior: Roof, Detail of Eaves and Rafters
Nandai-mon (Great South Gate), Exterior: Columns
Nandai-mon (Great South Gate), Exterior: Roof and Support Columns
Nandai-mon (Great South Gate), Interior: Nio Guardian
Nandai-mon (Great South Gate), Exterior: Support Columns and Beams
Nandai-mon (Great South Gate), Exterior: Support Columns and Beams
Nandai-mon (Great South Gate), Exterior: Support Columns and Beams
Nandai-mon (Great South Gate), Exterior: Bracket
Nandai-mon (Great South Gate), Exterior: Support Columns and Beams
Nandai-mon (Great South Gate), Exterior
Nandai-mon (Great South Gate), Exterior: Support Columns and Beams
Nandai-mon (Great South Gate), Exterior: Support Columns and Beams
Nandai-mon (Great South 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 (Daibutsu-den), Exterior
Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsu-den), Exterior
Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsu-den), Exterior
Sashizu-dō, Exterior
Sashizu-dō, Exterior
Exterior View: Steps leading up to Tōdai-ji Complex
Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsu-den), Exterior: Outer Corridor, Detail
Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsu-den), Exterior: Outer Corridor
Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsu-den), Exterior: Outer Corridor, Roof Detail
Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsu-den), Exterior: Outer Corridor, Roof Detail
Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsu-den), Exterior: Outer Corridor
Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsu-den), Exterior: Outer Corridor
Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsu-den), Exterior
Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsu-den), Exterior
Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsu-den), Exterior: Roof Detail
Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsu-den), Exterior
Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsu-den), Exterior: Roof Detail
Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsu-den), Exterior: Roof Detail
Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsu-den), Exterior: Roof Detail
Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsu-den), Exterior: Roof Detail
Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsu-den), Exterior: Roof Detail
Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsu-den), Exterior
Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsu-den) and Corridor, Exterior
Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsu-den) and Corridor, Exterior: Detail
Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsu-den) and Corridor, Exterior: Detail
Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsu-den) and Corridor, Exterior: Detail
Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsu-den), Exterior: Ceiling, Detail
Corridor, Exterior: Detail
Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsu-den), Exterior
Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsu-den), Exterior: Detail
Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsu-den), Exterior: Detail
Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsu-den), Exterior: Roof Decoration Detail, Chrysanthemum highlights
Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsu-den), Exterior: Roof Ornament Detail
Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsu-den), Exterior
Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsu-den), Exterior
Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsu-den), Exterior
Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsu-den), Exterior: Detail
Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsu-den), Exterior: Detail
Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsu-den), Exterior: Detail
Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsu-den), Exterior: West Side with Foundations of previous Daibutsu-den
Inner Gate, Exterior
Inner Gate and Corridor, Exterior: View from Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsu-den) Porch
Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsu-den), Exterior: Roof Support, Architectural Detail
Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsu-den), Exterior: Roof Support, Architectural Detail
Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsu-den), Exterior: Roof Support, Architectural Detail
Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsu-den), Exterior: Ceiling and Columns
Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsu-den), Exterior: Ceiling and Columns
Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsu-den) and Corridor, Exterior
Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsu-den), Exterior: Roof and Ceiling Detail
Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsu-den), Exterior: Roof and Ceiling Detail
Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsu-den), Exterior: Entrance Detail
Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsu-den), Exterior: Entrance Roof and Ceiling, Detail
Corridor to left of Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsu-den), Exterior: Detail
Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsu-den), Exterior: Column Detail
Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsu-den), Exterior: Ceiling and Roof Detail
Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsu-den), Exterior: Ceiling and Roof Detail
Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsu-den), Exterior: Roof Detail, Cloud-Form Architectural Support
Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsu-den), Interior: Daibutsu, Birushana Buddha (Skt: Vairocana); and Kokūzō Bosatsu
Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsu-den), Interior: Daibutsu, Rushana (Birushana) Buddha (Skt: Vairocana); and Kokūzō Bosatsu
Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsu-den), Interior: Daibutsu, Rushana (Birushana) Buddha (Skt: Vairocana); and Kokūzō Bosatsu
Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsu-den), Interior: Daibutsu, Rushana (Birushana) Buddha (Skt: Vairocana); and Kokūzō Bosatsu
Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsu-den), Interior: Daibutsu, Rushana (Birushana) Buddha (Skt: Vairocana), Detail
Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsu-den), Interior: Daibutsu, Rushana (Birushana) Buddha (Skt: Vairocana); and Kokūzō Bosatsu
Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsu-den), Interior: Kokūzō Bosatsu
Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsu-den), Interior
Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsu-den), Interior: Kokūzō Bosatsu and Guardian of the West, Kōmokuten
Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsu-den), Interior: Architectural Detail
Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsu-den), Interior: Ceiling, Architectural Detail
Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsu-den), Interior: Detail of Kokūzō Bosatsu's Right Side
Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsu-den), Interior: Detail of Kokūzō Bosatsu's Right Side
Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsu-den), Interior: Rear View of Kokūzō Bosatsu
Model Reconstruction of the Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsu-den)
Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsu-den), Interior: Rear View of Daibutsu, Rushana (Birushana) Buddha (Skt: Vairocana)
Model Reconstruction of the Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsu-den)
Model Reconstruction of Todaiji
Model Reconstruction of Todaiji
Model Reconstructions of the Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsu-den)