UNESCO - Monuments of Ancient Nara - Tôdai-ji Postcard

UNESCO WHS Serie - Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara - 古都奈良の文化財 - Tōdai-ji (Eastern Great Temple) 東大寺 - Nara was the capital of Japan from 710 to 784. During this period the framework of national government was consolidated and Nara enjoyed great prosperity, emerging as the fountainhead of Japanese culture. The city's historic monuments – Buddhist temples, Shinto shrines and the excavated remains of the great Imperial Palace – provide a vivid picture of life in the Japanese capital in the 8th century, a period of profound political and cultural change. Tōdai-ji is a Buddhist temple complex that was once one of the powerful Seven Great Temples. Its Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsuden) houses the world's largest bronze statue of the Buddha Vairocana. The beginning of building a temple where the Kinshōsen-ji complex, dated to 728. Name: Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara - 古都奈良の文化財 - Site: Tōdai-ji (Eastern Great Temple) 東大寺 Country: Japan Location: Nara, Nara Prefecture, Kansai Region Inscription: 1998 Category: Cultural (ii)(iii)(iv)(vi) Unesco Ref: 870-001 Special Feature: The card has a QR-Code on the backside to navigate for more Informationas about the side