Hokki-ji Three-story Pagoda

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The Hokki-ji Three-story Pagoda is an early 8th-century wooden Buddhist pagoda in Ikaruga, Nara Prefecture, renowned as one of Japan’s oldest surviving multi-story temple towers and part of a UNESCO World Heritage site.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Buddhist pagoda
historic building
wooden pagoda
architecturalStyle Asuka period Buddhist architecture
associatedTemple Hokki-ji NERFINISHED
category Buddhist temples in Nara Prefecture
Buildings and structures in Nara Prefecture
Pagodas in Japan
World Heritage Sites in Japan
completionDate early 8th century
continent Asia
country Japan
countrySubdivision Nara Prefecture NERFINISHED
culturalContext Japanese Buddhism
culturalRegion Yamato NERFINISHED
era Nara period NERFINISHED
function Buddhist reliquary structure
hasFloorCount 3
hasPlan square base
hasTourism popular sightseeing spot
hasWorldHeritageStatusSince 1993
heritageDesignation Important Cultural Property of Japan NERFINISHED
UNESCO World Heritage Site component
heritageStatus protected historic structure
locatedIn Hokki-ji NERFINISHED
Ikaruga NERFINISHED
Japan
Nara Prefecture NERFINISHED
locatedNear Hōryū-ji NERFINISHED
material wood
notableFor early wooden pagoda construction
state of preservation
numberOfStories 3
orientation traditional temple compound layout
ownership Hokki-ji temple NERFINISHED
partOf Buddhist Monuments in the Hōryū-ji Area NERFINISHED
preservation conservation under Japanese cultural property law
region Kansai region
religion Buddhism
roofType tiered roof
significance one of Japan’s oldest surviving multi-story temple towers
structureType multi-story temple tower
supportingStructure central pillar (shinbashira)
UNESCOSiteId 660
UNESCOWorldHeritageCategory Cultural
usedFor Buddhist worship
housing sacred relics

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Buddhist Monuments in the Horyu-ji Area contains Hokki-ji Three-story Pagoda