Five-storied pagoda of Horyuji Temple, Japan : Pattern
View of completed model
Five-storied pagoda of Horyuji Temple, Japan
Parts list (pattern) : Twenty eight A4 sheets (No.
1 to No.
28)
No.
of Parts : 195
* Build the model by carefully reading the...
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Five-storied pagoda of Horyuji Temple, Japan : Pattern
View of completed model
Five-storied pagoda of Horyuji Temple, Japan
Parts list (pattern) : Twenty eight A4 sheets (No.
1 to No.
28)
No.
of Parts : 195
* Build the model by carefully reading the Assembly Instructions , in the parts sheet page order.
Horyuji Temple was built in 607 AD and is the oldest wooden architecture in the world.
The five-storied pagoda located next
to the Golden Pavillion in the west monastery is a wooden tower in the style preferred in the Asuka Period (end of the 6th
century to early 7th century) and constructed to enshrine the bones of Buddha.
A core pillar stands from the ground to the
topmost part in the center of the pagoda, supporting the entire tower as tall as 31.
5m.
The major characteristic of this
five-storied pagoda is the increasing gradation of the successful diminution percentage (ratio of decrease in size) from the
tiled roof or the first story roof to the fifth story roof.
Inside the
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