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title: Bell Tower, Enryakuji
author: 663highland
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6730/bell-tower-enryakuji/
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updated: 1970-01-01
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# Bell Tower, Enryakuji
_Authored by 663highland_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/6730.jpg)
## Image Caption
The Bell Tower of the [Buddhist](https://www.worldhistory.org/buddhism/) [Enryakuji](https://www.worldhistory.org/Enryakuji/) [temple](https://www.worldhistory.org/temple/) complex, Mt. Hiei, [Japan](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Japan/). The site was founded by the monk [Saicho](https://www.worldhistory.org/Saicho/) in the early 9th century CE but all the buildings are later reconstructions.
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