The Horyuji Temple near Nara in Japan was founded in 607 CE by Prince Shotoku and is the only surviving Buddhist monastery from the Asuka Period in its original state. The complex, consisting of 48 listed buildings including a 5-storey pagoda, has the oldest wooden buildings in Japan. Within the temples are many ancient Buddhist sculptures including some of the oldest bronze and wood figures produced by Japanese sculptors. In 1993 CE the temple complex became the country's first UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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607The Horyuji Buddhist temple is built in Nara, Japan during the reign of Regent Prince Shotoku.
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c. 670Many structures at the Buddhist Horyuji monastery in Nara, Japan are destroyed by fire.
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710The buildings of the Buddhist Horyuji monastery in Nara, Japan are rebuilt.
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739The Hall of Dreams or Yumedono is built at the Buddhist monastery of Horyuji, Nara, Japan.
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990The Lecture Hall at the Buddhist monastery of Horyuji in Nara, Japan is built.
