Hōryū-ji in Nara Prefecture was commissioned by Prince Shōtoku, per the text, while the infobox lists Empress Suiko and Prince Shōtoku. The first temple was complete by 607, burned after lightning struck in 670, and was rebuilt, slightly reoriented, by around 711. The article says there is no record of who built it.
The text calls the Kondō the world's oldest wooden building in the lead and one of the oldest in the body. It measures 18.5 by 15.2 meters (61 by 50 feet), two stories high. The five-story pagoda is 32.45 meters (106.5 feet), though the text also says 122 feet. Its central pillar is wood felled in 594.
A fire on January 26, 1949 during the Kondō's dismantling and repair damaged the first floor and murals, leaving an estimated 15 to 20 percent of the original material. Restoration from 1934 concluded in 1985. UNESCO listed it in 1993.
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