NARA, Apr 07 (News On Japan) –
A groundbreaking ceremony was held on April sixth on the Five-Story Pagoda of Kofukuji Temple in Nara City to hope for the protection of a large-scale restoration challenge.
Built 1,300 years in the past and rebuilt 5 occasions, the present pagoda was constructed round 600 years in the past in the course of the Muromachi interval. However, as a result of important deterioration, a serious preservation and restore challenge—the primary in roughly 120 years—has now begun.
The scaffolding, referred to as a “temporary roof,” has already been accomplished, and work will quickly proceed on repairing wood elements such because the eaves. The total restoration is scheduled to be accomplished in 2034, 9 years from now.
Source: YOMIURI