The Royal Grand Hall of Buddhism,
the Head Temple of Nenbutsushu Sampozan Muryojuji Temple


The Main Gate


The Main Gate

  The upper part of the hall has six-stepped intermediate bracket complexes, the first of its kind in the history of Japanese architecture, and the lower part has four-stepped intermediate bracket complexes. It is 51.5 meters high, 67.9 meters wide, and 58.2 meters long, comparable to an 18-story building. It is taller than the Statue of Liberty in New York and the Arch of Triumph in Paris.

* This temple is not a tourist facility but a monastery to practice the original teachings of Lord Buddha.

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