--- {"type":"list","title":"The Oldest Temples In The World","listId":15953,"canonicalUrl":"https://listium.com/@nalandar/15953/the-oldest-temples-in-the-world","visibleItemTotal":4,"creator":{"id":"nalandar","name":"Nalanda Robson","url":"https://listium.com/@nalandar"},"stats":{"views":175,"likes":0},"category":"travel / japan","publishedAt":"2017-06-20T06:35:19.621Z","updatedAt":"2017-06-21T09:20:32.640Z","fields":[{"id":0,"name":"City","type":"PrimaryText"},{"id":1,"name":"Temple","type":"Text","format":"short"},{"id":10,"name":"Year built","type":"Text","format":"short"},{"id":7,"name":"Years old","type":"Text","format":"short"},{"id":2,"name":"History","type":"Text","format":"long"},{"id":6,"name":"Image","type":"Image"},{"id":11,"name":"Must See","type":"Text","format":"short"},{"id":9,"name":"Image","type":"Image"},{"id":4,"name":"Rating","type":"Symbols","format":"thumbs"},{"id":5,"name":"Map","type":"Text"}]} --- # The Oldest Temples In The World By [Nalanda Robson (@nalandar)](https://listium.com/@nalandar) 175 views · 0 likes Published 20 June 2017 · Updated 21 June 2017 Category: travel / japan Compilations of the oldest temples in the world, located in JAPAN ## Items ### 1. [Nara](https://listium.com/@nalandar/15953/the-oldest-temples-in-the-world/0/nara) Item ID: `0` - Temple: Houryuji (法隆寺) - Year built: 607 AD - Years old: 2610 years - History: - - Image (field 6): ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/wud8ytp5zgkfb4jep9dp.jpg) - Must See: Asuka Buddhist Art - Image (field 9): ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/xfjrpiemhesgyuecga8k.jpg) - Rating: +1 - Map: {"address\_components":\[{"long\_name":"１","short\_name":"１","types":\["sublocality\_level\_5","sublocality","political"\]},{"long\_name":"１","short\_name":"１","types":\["sublocality\_level\_4","sublocality","political"\]},{"long\_name":"Hōryūji Sannai","short\_name":"Hōryūji 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And you can see the mural paintings painted Goguryeo(another ancient Korean kingdom) painter, Damjing.","time":1489520044},{"author\_name":"David Longpre","author\_url":"https://www.google.com/maps/contrib/112820121560727779320/reviews","language":"en","profile\_photo\_url":"https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-CmzreX5O1g8/AAAAAAAAAAI/AAAAAAAAAAA/AAyYBF6ty\_9cBEINtXQWH88QSJ9Tba1P4w/s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo-ba1/photo.jpg","rating":4,"relative\_time\_description":"5 months ago","text":"Pretty steep price wise for a temple but it goes to a good cause. The art work in the main hall is stunning. 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[Nara](https://listium.com/@nalandar/15953/the-oldest-temples-in-the-world/3/nara) Item ID: `3` - Temple: Todaiji - Year built: 8th Century - Years old: 2000 years+ - History: - - Image (field 6): ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/gizbrr2h54gvnvd4pom2.jpg) - Must See: The Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsuden) - Image (field 9): ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/hfnd0ti1ijbbv55egf2z.jpg) - Rating: +2 - Map: 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The temple itself is amazing considering its age. Even if you are not into the religion, do go in and appreciate the building and the mega size statues inside it. Need to pay a fee to get in but I think it is reasonable considering all the work they did to maintain it. ","time":1491525372},{"author\_name":"Chris Hall","author\_url":"https://www.google.com/maps/contrib/101821901634673096182/reviews","language":"en","profile\_photo\_url":"https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-yHAIxIlS\_Ps/AAAAAAAAAAI/AAAAAAAAAAA/AAyYBF6AStSm8OTR9C9haqYoDEaQUo1jxg/s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo-ba1/photo.jpg","rating":5,"relative\_time\_description":"2 weeks ago","text":"Impressive sized temple. Worth the effort of getting there. The deer everywhere are very nice also. We had a great time feeding them. 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Inside is what I believe to be Japan's largest Buddha statue. There are also some other very intricate statues inside.","time":1497498849},{"author\_name":"Alvaro Andres Cristancho Castro","author\_url":"https://www.google.com/maps/contrib/117435212074018917786/reviews","language":"en","profile\_photo\_url":"https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Alij-KC694Y/AAAAAAAAAAI/AAAAAAAACNg/tgTfvEqqYbs/s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo-ba1/photo.jpg","rating":5,"relative\_time\_description":"in the last week","text":"Todai-ji Temple it´s one of the best sights seens in Japan, You could find it in the middle of a beautiful park full of gardens and nature, It's an amazing experience to go there, aditional that Nara it´s a Beautiful City, The Todaij-ji inspires peace and a beautiful conection with nature.","time":1497520935}\],"scope":"GOOGLE","types":\["place\_of\_worship","point\_of\_interest","establishment"\],"url":"https://maps.google.com/?cid=17911005107283377295","utc\_offset":540,"vicinity":"４０６−１ Zoshicho, Nara","website":"http://www.todaiji.or.jp/","html\_attributions":\[\],"searchTerm":"Todaiji Temple, Nara, Nara Prefecture, Japan"} ### 3. [Nara](https://listium.com/@nalandar/15953/the-oldest-temples-in-the-world/1/nara) Item ID: `1` - Temple: Koufukuji - Year built: 669 AD - Years old: 2500 years+ - History: - - Image (field 6): ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/rtbwu6nmg8ematwxdiro.jpg) - Must See: Asura Statue - Image (field 9): ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/zs3xrvx9s1izromonecc.jpg) - Rating: +2 - Map: 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