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This structure is unique in its footprint. It almost makes a deformed, sideways “I” in its makeup. It features a 5-story clock tower and what appears to be at least 2 levels. In addition, the structure heads as the main point at Whitman college.…

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Blue Domes Cafe is a cafe created under Soviet Rule. It is a showcase of Islamic traditional, taking inspiration from mosque domes, and modernist architecture.

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A two part garden that was combined into a larger display of "borrowed scenery", which means recreating the scenery around the garden inside. Neiraku Museum sits in the middle of the garden.

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A staged platform building built upon a hill overlooking the entire Todai-ji complex. The building serves as a temple to celebrate the second lunar month. Despite the original having been burnt down multiple times, it kept getting rebuilt. It's…

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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…

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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.

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Standing at 10 meters tall, this golden bronze casted spire once sat at the top of one of the pagoda's in the Todaiji complex. Now it serves as a reminder of what once was.
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