Comments on: Todaiji Temple

By: josh

josh — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 02:55:58 +0000

i was wondering, for those who have been there, you walk through the front gate, and than are there those large 5 story buildings called pagodas or something? and than straight ahead is the todaiji temple? because ive been looking for some information on it and its all very different. if you could give me any details that would help me out a lot! thanks

By: bodhisattva

bodhisattva — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 00:31:54 +0000

The Todaiji in Japan is the largest wooden structure, the TaiHe Palace in China is the largest copper palace.

By: Ring

Ring — Sat, 22 Jul 2006 11:48:19 +0000

well,maybe i made a mistake,sorry….

By: Ring

Ring — Sat, 22 Jul 2006 11:28:49 +0000

i think the largest wooden building in the world is the Tai He Palace which is in the forbidden city of china.

By: Babaganoosh

Babaganoosh — Thu, 20 Jul 2006 08:30:13 +0000

Tracked it down on Live Local. Tillamook Air Museum…

http://local.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&cp=45.420526~-123.805715&style=h&lvl=17&scene=3593657

And a couple good ground level shots here… http://www.tillamookair.com/html/bldg.html Wow!

By: Myquealer

Myquealer — Wed, 19 Jul 2006 18:47:33 +0000

Tillamook Air Museum measures 192 feet high and 296 feet wide, and is 1,072 feet long.

Todaiji Temple measures 188 feet on the front and rear, 166 feet on the sidewalls, and 157 feet top to bottom.

You can easily fit 6 Todaiji Temples inside the Tillamook Air Museum. In terms of square footage the Tillamook Air Museum is more than ten times the size of Todaiji.

By: Ryan Coleman

Ryan Coleman — Mon, 17 Jul 2006 15:42:25 +0000

I’ve been there a few times, incredible to see in person. Nara in general is a great place to visit for the day if you happen to be in that end of Japan.

By: RisingSunofNihon

RisingSunofNihon — Sun, 16 Jul 2006 22:35:52 +0000

I was actually there just yesterday! It really is an amazing place, and these satellite images simply don’t do it justice. If you’re ever in Japan, you should definitely try to make it to Nara to visit this temple.

By: zen

zen — Sat, 15 Jul 2006 16:08:55 +0000

I'll been to Todaiji, its amazing. Pictures dont do it justice. You have to go there youself.

Whats more amazing is that its only 2/3rds the size of the original that burned down a long time ago.

By: William C Bonner

William C Bonner — Sat, 15 Jul 2006 01:23:15 +0000

Is a hanger not considered a building? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tillamook_Air_Museum is housed in “the largest surviving wooden structure in the world.”

Unfortunately, no high res images at Placemark: Google Maps / Google Earth I believe that the hanger at moffet field is smaller than the one in oregon. Placemark: Google Maps / Google Earth