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Buddhist Monuments in the Horyu-ji Area
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Criteria	Cultural: i, ii, iv, vi
Reference	660
Inscription	1993 (17th Session)

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The UNESCO World Heritage Site Buddhist Monuments in the Hōryū-ji Area includes a variety of buildings found in Hōryū-ji and Hokki-ji in Nara Prefecture, Japan. They were designated in 1993 along with the surrounding landscape, under several criteria. The structures inscribed are some of the oldest extent wooden buildings in the world, dating from the 7th to 8th centuries. Many of the monuments are also National Treasures of Japan, and reflect an important age of Buddhist influence in Japan. The structures include 21 buildings in the Hōryū-ji East Temple, 9 in the West Temple, 17 monasteries and other buildings, and the pagoda in Hokki-ji.^[1]

List of sites

Name	Type	Location	Picture
Hōryū-ji (法隆寺, Hōryū-ji) buildings	Temple	nahaIkaruga-chō, Ikoma-gun, Nara-ken
Hokki-ji (法起寺, Hokki-ji) pagoda	Temple	Ikaruga-chō, Ikoma-gun, Nara-ken

References

^ ICOMOS (1 October 1992). "Advisory Body Evaluation" (PDF). Retrieved 2009-08-03. {{cite journal}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help); Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

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Buddhist Monuments in the Hōryū-ji Area at UNESCO

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[1] ICOMOS (1 October 1992). "Advisory Body Evaluation" (PDF). Retrieved 2009-08-03. {{cite journal}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help); Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

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v t e World Heritage Sites in Japan
Hokkaido	Shiretoko Jōmon Prehistoric Sites	Flag of Japan
Tōhoku	Hiraizumi – Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land Shirakami-Sanchi Sites of Japan's Meiji Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding and Coal Mining Jōmon Prehistoric Sites
Kantō	The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier Shrines and Temples of Nikkō Ogasawara Islands Tomioka Silk Mill
Chūbu	Historic Villages of Shirakawa-gō and Gokayama Fujisan, sacred place and source of artistic inspiration Sites of Japan's Meiji Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding and Coal Mining
Kansai	Buddhist Monuments in the Hōryū-ji Area Himeji Castle Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara Mozu-Furuichi Kofun Group Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range
Chūgoku	Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Genbaku Dome) Itsukushima Shinto Shrine Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine and its Cultural Landscape Sites of Japan's Meiji Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding and Coal Mining
Kyushu	Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu Sacred Island of Okinoshima and Associated Sites in the Munakata Region Sites of Japan's Meiji Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding and Coal Mining Yakushima Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region Amami-Ōshima Island, Tokunoshima Island, northern part of Okinawa Island, and Iriomote Island

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