East Pagoda

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East Pagoda is the famous three-storied pagoda of Yakushi-ji Temple in Nara, Japan, renowned as a well-preserved masterpiece of early Buddhist architecture.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
East Pagoda canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (41)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Buddhist temple building ⓘ
cultural heritage monument ⓘ
pagoda ⓘ
architecturalStyle Asuka period Buddhist architecture ⓘ
three-storied pagoda ⓘ
associatedTemple Yakushi-ji ⓘ
associatedWith Yakushi Nyorai worship ⓘ
category Buddhist temples in Nara ⓘ
National Treasures of Japan (buildings) ⓘ
Pagodas in Japan ⓘ
contrastWith West Pagoda of Yakushi-ji ⓘ
linked to: Yakushi-ji
country Japan ⓘ
culturalPeriod Asuka period ⓘ
linked to: Yamato period
culturalSignificance important example of early Japanese Buddhist architecture ⓘ
function Buddhist worship structure ⓘ
reliquary structure ⓘ
hasFeature central pillar ⓘ
decorative railings ⓘ
finial (sorin) ⓘ
intricate wooden joinery ⓘ
multi-tiered roof ⓘ
heritageProtection protected under Japanese cultural property law ⓘ
heritageStatus National Treasure of Japan ⓘ
locatedIn Japan ⓘ
Nara ⓘ
Nara Prefecture ⓘ
Yakushi-ji ⓘ
material wood ⓘ
notableFor being a well-preserved masterpiece of early Buddhist architecture ⓘ
its central pillar (shinbashira) ⓘ
its elaborate bracket complexes ⓘ
its harmonious proportions ⓘ
its three-storied appearance with six-storied internal structure ⓘ
numberOfStories 3 ⓘ
orientation east side of Yakushi-ji ⓘ
partOf Yakushi-ji temple complex ⓘ
linked to: Yakushi-ji
preservationStatus well-preserved ⓘ
religion Buddhism ⓘ
touristAttraction yes ⓘ
usedFor pilgrimage ⓘ
religious ceremonies ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Yakushi-ji → hasStructure → East Pagoda ⓘ
West Pagoda → hasTwinStructure → East Pagoda ⓘ