Todai-ji Shichijunoto Sorin
Name of Building
Todai-ji Shichijunoto Sorin
Golden Spire
Town or City, Country where the building was originally established
Nara, Japan
Date the building was designed and/or first built
Pagoda Built: 752
Pagoda Burnt: 1180 and 1567
Geo-Location
34.68815991836817, 135.84141772442598
Materials
Bronze Casting
Formal Style
Daibutsuyō
Building Description
Standing at 10 meters tall, this golden bronze casted spire once sat at the top of one of the pagoda's in the Todaiji complex. Now it serves as a reminder of what once was.
Image source
Image 1: Todaiji sorin.jpg (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Todaiji_sorin.jpg)
Image 2: Todaiji model pagoda (retouched).jpg (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Todaiji_model_pagoda_(retouched).jpg)
Image 2: Todaiji model pagoda (retouched).jpg (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Todaiji_model_pagoda_(retouched).jpg)
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Creative Commons or other copyright information
Image 1: Creative Commons
Image 2: Creative Commons
Image 2: Creative Commons
Student First and Last Name
Waldemar Barrios
Citation
“Todai-ji Shichijunoto Sorin,” World Architecture, accessed June 28, 2026, https://www.worldarchitecture.artinterp2.org/items/show/266.
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