Saidai-ji西大寺

Saidai-ji西大寺 - Credit: Wikimedia Commons

or the "Great Western Temple" is a Buddhist temple that was once one of the powerful Seven Great Temples in the city of Nara, Nara Prefecture, Japan. The temple was first established in AD 765 as a counterpart to Tōdai-ji and it is the main temple of the sect of Buddhism after the sect's founder, , took over administration in 1238. It has undergone several reconstruction efforts since then during the succeeding centuries. Read more on Wikipedia

type: religious building
date from: 1808
official website: http://saidaiji.or.jp/

Source: en.wikipedia.org