Nara's Kofukuji Temple has recently finished rebuilding its Central Golden Hall that has been absent from the temple for centuries. The new building, which is built to the specifications of the original hall in all its glory, is beautiful and grand, and is open for the public to enter as of October 20, 2018.
Kofukuji is one of the oldest and most important temples in the ancient city of Nara, and once served as the family temple of the Fujiwara, who were the most powerful clan throughout much of the Nara and Heian Periods. The Central Golden Hall originally stood in its current position until it was last destroyed by fire in 1717, and between then and now a replacement hall was built, but never to the same scale or with the same majesty as the original. This has all now changed with the opening of the new Central Golden Hall, making my visit here very exciting.
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