Definition of horyu temple in English English dictionary
Japanese Hry-ji Buddhist complex near Nara, Japan, comprising the oldest known wood buildings in the world. The temple was founded by Prince Shtoku in 607 during the Asuka period, destroyed by fire in 670, and reconstructed 680-708. It retains the ch-mon (middle gate) of the roofed cloister enclosing the rectangular temple precinct, a five-storied pagoda, and a kond (main hall)