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The main gate of the Todaiji in Nara. the original, built during the Nara period, was destroyed by a typhoon during the Heian period. The present structure, dating from 1203 of the Kamakura period, was built using what is known in Japan as the Daibutsu Style, a type of construction based upon Song Dynasty models.

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Todaiji 東大寺

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