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Sanjusangendo（三十三間堂）

さんじゅうさんげんどう Sanjusangendo

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A 120-metre hall holding 1,001 life-size Kannon; 124 survive from the 1100s, and no two faces are the same.

Type	Architecture
Genre	Sculpture / Architecture / Antique art / Buddhist art
City / town	Kyoto
Area in the prefecture	Kyoto City

FAQ

Where is Sanjusangendo?: It is in Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. It is an architecture.
What can I see at Sanjusangendo?: A 120-metre hall holding 1,001 life-size Kannon; 124 survive from the 1100s, and no two faces are the same. The focus is sculpture, architecture, Buddhist and ancient art.
When was Sanjusangendo established?: It dates from 1266.

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