The Royal Grand Hall of BuddismNenbutsusyu Buddist Sect of Japan

At the foot of Mt. Mikusa in Hyogo Prefecture, the place associated with a heroic warrior Minamoto-no-Yoshitsune (1159-1190), a Buddhist temple that embodies traditional culture and state-of-the-art technologies was erected. In its vast precinct of 182ha, there stand a total of 15 temple buildings including the Main Hall which is bigger than Daibutsu-den, the Great Buddha Hall of Todaiji Temple, the Side Halls, two Bell Towers each with a Japanese Grand Bell, the vermillion-lacquered octagonal shrine named Prince Shotoku Hall, the Five-story Pagoda all built of wood using the traditional timber framework method.

These buildings were constructed with wood members of an unprecedented scale in size and weight and were decorated with tens of thousands of sculptures and metal-carvings. The huge wooden framework of the Main Hall was unified into units and installed by using movable platforms. For the Bell Towers, models were repeatedly tested with oscillation experiments and three-dimensional stereo analyses. Completion of this grand temple was made possible by combining modern technologies with the traditional architecture.

Facility type Historical Building / Structure
Location Japan,Hyogo
Client Nenbutsushu Sanpouzan Muryojuji, H.M.C.
Design Ohya Architects Co., Ltd.
Completion November,2008

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