Chūmon (Middle Gate)
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Chūmon (Middle Gate) is the central entrance gate to the main sacred precinct of Hōryū-ji, one of Japan’s oldest and most important Buddhist temple complexes.
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist temple gate
ⓘ
architectural structure ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Asuka-period Buddhist architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWithPeriod | Asuka period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| culturalPropertyStatus | Important Cultural Property of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Buddhist worshippers entering the main precinct ⓘ |
| function | central entrance gate to the main sacred precinct of Hōryū-ji ⓘ |
| givesAccessTo |
Hōryū-ji Five-story Pagoda courtyard
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hōryū-ji Kondō (Main Hall) courtyard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNameInJapanese | 中門 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRomanization | Chūmon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStructuralFeature |
bracketing system typical of early Japanese Buddhist architecture
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hip-and-gable roof ⓘ two-story gate ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of UNESCO World Heritage Site "Buddhist Monuments in the Hōryū-ji Area" ⓘ |
| isCentralGateOf | Hōryū-ji main sacred precinct NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isOneOfMainStructuresOf | Hōryū-ji Western Precinct ensemble NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Hōryū-ji
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ikaruga, Nara Prefecture, Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | wood ⓘ |
| nearbyStructure |
Hōryū-ji Five-story Pagoda
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hōryū-ji Kondō (Main Hall) NERFINISHED ⓘ Hōryū-ji Nandaimon (South Great Gate) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orientation | faces south toward the temple approach ⓘ |
| partOf | Hōryū-ji Western Precinct (Sai-in) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relativePosition | stands between the temple approach and the inner courtyard of Hōryū-ji ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation |
Buddhism
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Hossō school NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| separates | outer temple precinct from the main sacred precinct of Hōryū-ji ⓘ |
| unescoWorldHeritageSince | 1993 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.