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Perhaps the world's oldest timber-frame building. [139] Hōryū-ji: Nara, Japan: 670 CE Buddhist Temple Oldest wooden building still standing. [140] Nanchan Temple: Wutai, China: 782 CE Buddhist Temple Its Great Buddha Hall is currently China's oldest extant timber building. Greensted Church: United Kingdom c. 1053 CE Church
The Great Wall of Qi (simplified Chinese: 齐 长 城; traditional Chinese: 齊 長 城; pinyin: Qí Chángchéng) is the oldest existing Great Wall in China. [1] [2] Construction of the wall started in 441 BC by the state of Qi, to defend itself against attacks from the states of Jin and Yue.
Nanchan Temple (Chinese: 南 禪 寺; pinyin: Nánchán Sì) is a Buddhist temple located near the town of Doucun on Mount Wutai, Shanxi, China.Nanchan Temple was built in 782 during China's Tang dynasty, and its Great Buddha Hall is currently China's oldest preserved timber building extant, as wooden buildings are often prone to fire and various destruction.
The Art and Architecture of China (Penguin Books, 1956). KNAPP, RONALD G. (2000). CHINA'S OLD DWELLINGS. University of Hawai'i Press. ISBN 978-0-8248-2075-6. Archived from the original on 11 September 2016; Genovese Paolo Vincenzo Harmony in Space. Introduction to Chinese Architecture (Libria, 2017) ISBN 88-6764-121-2
Today, the complex preserves 53 palaces, temples, and shrines in nine different architectural style, including those from the Yuan and Qing dynasties. The buildings represent the highest architectural and artistic standards of China through centuries and were influential in the development of public and religious architecture in the country.
The fortifications of Xi'an (Chinese: 西安城墙), also known as Xi'an City Wall, in Xi'an, represent one of the oldest, largest and best preserved Chinese city walls. It was built under the rule of the Hongwu Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang as a military defense system. It exhibits the "complete features of the rampart architecture of feudal society". [1]
[4] [5] Although it is the oldest fully wooden pagoda in China, the oldest existent densely-eaved pagoda is the 6th century Songyue Pagoda (made of bricks) and many much older stone pagodas exists in the entire North China Plain (e.g. the Zushi Pagoda of the Foguang Temple and the Four Gates Pagoda of Jinan); the oldest existent wooden ...
Hangzhou historic houses are artifacts, buildings, or districts in Hangzhou, China, which have been legally declared to be "protected".According to the "Regulations of historic districts and historic buildings in Hangzhou" effectivated from 1 January 2005, historic buildings are those artifacts or districts that have lasted more than 50 years, and are of significant value for history, science ...