Lecture Hall (Ruins)
Name of Building
Lecture Hall (Ruins)
Koudou
Town or City, Country where the building was originally established
Nara, Japan
Date the building was designed and/or first built
Originally Built: 752
Burnt: Multiple times over the centuries
Name of Architect, Builder, or Primary Patron Responsible
Emperor Shoumu
Geo-Location
34.69008748337878, 135.8400337046531
Materials
Stone Base Remains
Formal Style
Tempyō (Nara Style)
Building Description
A large green field with the stone base remains of where the Lecture hall of the Todai-ji complex once stood. While no exact dimensions exist the building would have needed to be massive enough to hold hundreds of monks at once.
Image source
Image 1: AdobeStock_382290835.jpeg (Adobe)
Creative Commons or other copyright information
Image 1: Education License - Standard Image
Student First and Last Name
Waldemar Barrios
Citation
Emperor Shoumu, “Lecture Hall (Ruins),” World Architecture, accessed June 28, 2026, https://worldarchitecture.artinterp2.org/items/show/265.
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