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Hōryū Temple
haniwa
wood-and-stucco pagoda at the Hōryū Temple complex
Tōdai Temple: Great Buddha Hall
Phoenix Hall, Byōdō Temple
Tai-an tea room
Xavier and the Western Princes on Horseback
Gate of Sunlight
Garden Kenroku
Tokyo National Museum
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Torii gate at entrance to a Shinto shrine on Mount Hakone, east-central Honshu, Japan. (gateways)
Everything in Art and Design (Part Four) Quiz
Hagia Sophia. Istanbul, Turkey. Constantinople. Church of the Holy Wisdom. Church of the Divine Wisdom. Mosque.
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