Kaidan Hall
Name of Building
Kaidan Hall
東大寺戒壇堂
Town or City, Country where the building was originally established
Nara, Japan
Date the building was designed and/or first built
Built: 752
Burnt down in: 1180, 1446, 1567
Rebuilt: 1732
Name of Architect, Builder, or Primary Patron Responsible
Original Builder: Chinese Priest Ganjin
Rebuilt Under: Monk Koukei
Culturally Specific Time Period
Original: Nara Period
Rebuilt: 18th Century (Edo Period)
Geo-Location
34.68878658810658, 135.8373818423821
Materials
Timber
Stone
Gravel
Ceramic Tiles
Size and/or Scale of Building
10 Meters Tall
Building Description
A simple hall in the style of 18th century Daibutsuyō style that developed as a blend of all the styles that mixed in the complex over the centuries. It serves as a hall for meditation and smaller more intimate rituals. Despite all the times it has been destroyed, it is always brought back. The current structure was rebuilt in 1732.
Image source
Image 1: Kaidando Todaiji Nara01bs3600.jpg (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kaidando_Todaiji_Nara01bs3600.jpg)
Creative Commons or other copyright information
Image 1: Creative Commons
Student First and Last Name
Waldemar Barrios
Citation
Original Builder: Chinese Priest Ganjin and Rebuilt Under: Monk Koukei, “Kaidan Hall,” World Architecture, accessed June 28, 2026, https://worldarchitecture.artinterp2.org/items/show/264.
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