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Rotten Central Pillar Shown At Overhauling Tower At Yakushiji Temple

NARA, JAPAN - JAN. 28: Officials at Yakushiji Temple here showed rotten parts of central pillar at East Tower of the temple designated as both national treasure and world heritage. The beautiful three-story tower is under the first overhauling construction in more than 100 years, and lowest part of the stabilizing pillar was made open to the public. The central pillar is a traditional technique to stabilize the high-risingwood construction just as the multi-story towers in Japanese Buddhist temples.
NARA, JAPAN - JAN. 28: Officials at Yakushiji Temple here showed rotten parts of central pillar at East Tower of the temple designated as both national treasure and world heritage. The beautiful three-story tower is under the first overhauling construction in more than 100 years, and lowest part of the stabilizing pillar was made open to the public. The central pillar is a traditional technique to stabilize the high-risingwood construction just as the multi-story towers in Japanese Buddhist temples.
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Kyodo News Video
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January 28, 2015
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Nara, Nara, Japan
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