# Tōdai-ji

Nara, Japan

Tōdai-ji is a vast Buddhist temple founded in the eighth century by Emperor Shōmu. Its Great Buddha Hall, among the largest wooden buildings on earth, shelters a bronze Buddha nearly fifteen meters tall.

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Coordinates: 34.68916667, 135.83972222

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