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Kondō (Golden Hall) of Daigo-ji, a National Treasure of Japan. Several structures, including the kondō and the five-story pagoda, are National Treasures of Japan.The temple possesses 18 specifically designated national treasures, including the buildings and other works as well; and the temple holds several dozen important cultural assets.
Three letters in the emperor's own handwriting addressed to a monk of Hōon-in (報恩院), Daigo-ji, with the intention of unifying the Ono (小野) and Hirosawa (広沢) branches of the Shingon sect Kamakura period, 1309 three letters mounted on a rolled scroll, 32.8 cm × 347.2 cm (12.9 in × 136.7 in) Daigo-ji, Kyoto
The warlord Oda Nobunaga ended this Buddhist militancy in 1571 by attacking Enryaku-ji, leveling the buildings and slaughtering monks. The current structures date from the late 16th century to early 17th century and reflect Edo period details, but the main building (the Konponchudo, a National Treasure) was built in 887. Daigo-ji (醍醐寺)
Five surviving sites with eight component structures have been designated, all but one of them National Treasures. The Phoenix Hall at Byōdō-in is designated as a single site with four component structures. The five-storey pagoda at Daigo-ji is the earliest structure within the current borders of the city of Kyoto.
Seiryōgū (清瀧宮) (Daigo-ji, upper Daigo (上醍醐)) 7×3, overhang style (懸造, kake-zukuri), single-storied, irimoya style, [ex 8] entrance in the gable ends, 3 ken step canopy and nokikarahafu gable. [ex 11] It is part of the World Heritage Site Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities). middle Muromachi period ...
Kon-dō and five-storied pagoda at Hōryū-ji, two of the world's oldest wooden structures dating to around 700 [1] [2] The term "National Treasure" has been used in Japan to denote cultural properties since 1897. [3] The definition and the criteria have changed since the inception of the term.
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As of 1 September 2015, four hundred and eighty-two Important Cultural Properties (including forty-four *National Treasures) have been designated, ... Daigo-ji: 129.1 ...