Gangō-ji

E113993

Gangō-ji is one of Japan’s oldest Buddhist temples, located in Nara and recognized as part of the UNESCO World Heritage “Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara.”

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Label Occurrences
Gangō-ji canonical 4
Gangō-ji Treasure House 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Buddhist temple
Historic site
UNESCO World Heritage Site component
architecturalStyle early Japanese Buddhist architecture
associatedWith Prince Shōtoku
Soga clan
belongsTo Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara
surface form: Nara Buddhist temple network
city Nara
surface form: Nara City
country Japan
denomination Shinshū Ōtani-ha
foundedAs Asuka-dera
foundingPeriod Yamato period
surface form: Asuka period
hasBuilding Gokurakubō (Paradise Hall)
Lecture hall
Zen room
hasFunction place of worship
tourist attraction
hasMuseum Gangō-ji self-linksurface differs
surface form: Gangō-ji Treasure House
hasStatus Historic Site of Japan
Important Cultural Properties of Japan
surface form: Important Cultural Property of Japan
hasStructure Five-storied pagoda foundation
heritageDesignation Special Historic Site of Japan
surface form: Special Historic Site (Japan)

UNESCO World Heritage Site
holds Buddhist statues
ancient temple artifacts
JapaneseName 元興寺
languageOfName Japanese
locatedIn Kansai region
Nara
Nara Prefecture NERFINISHED
locatedNear Kōfuku-ji
Tōdai-ji
movedFrom Asuka
movedTo Nara
notableFor being one of Japan’s oldest Buddhist temples
preservation of early Nara-period temple layout
openToPublic yes
partOf Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara
region Honshu
religion Buddhism
roofStyle tiled roof
transliteration Gangō-ji self-link
UNESCOcriteria (ii)
(iii)
(iv)
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 1998

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nara hasFamousSite Gangō-ji
Gangō-ji hasMuseum Gangō-ji self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Gangō-ji Treasure House
Gangō-ji transliteration Gangō-ji self-link