Similar Properties
| Name |
Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara |
| Classification |
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| Country |
Japan |
| Address |
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| Overview |
The property consists of five Buddhist temples, a Shinto shrine and associative cultural landscape, and an archaeological palace site, located in Nara, which was the capital in the 8th century during a period of profound political and cultural change in the Japanese history. The historic monuments of Ancient Nara bear exceptional witness to the evolution of Japanese architecture and art as a result of cultural links with China and Korea, and provide a vivid and comprehensive picture of religion and life in the Japanese capital in the 8th century. |
| Designation |
World cultural heritage |
| Designation year |
1998 |
| Criteria |
(ii)(iii)(iv)(vi) |
| Age |
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| Related homepage |
https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/870/ |
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