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CulturalRef. 870

Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara

Cultural World Heritage property in Japan, inscribed in 1998 under criteria (ii), (iii), (iv), (vi).

Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara, Japan
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State Party
Japan
Year of inscription
1998
Criteria
iiiiiivvi
Area of property
617 ha
Location
Nara
What it is
group of structures or buildings
Component parts
7 (serial property)
Reference
WHC 870 · Wikidata Q1055749

Why it is on the List

(ii)Shows a major exchange of ideas — in architecture, technology, art, town planning or landscape design — over time or across a cultural area.(iii)A unique or exceptional witness to a cultural tradition or a civilisation, living or vanished.(iv)An outstanding example of a building type, ensemble or landscape that illustrates a significant stage in human history.(vi)Directly linked to events, living traditions, ideas, beliefs or artistic and literary works of outstanding universal significance.
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Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

Buddhist Monuments in the Hōryū-ji Area, Japan12 kmBuddhist Monuments in the Hōryū-ji AreaJapan · 1993CulturalAncient Capitals of Asuka and Fujiwara, Japan23 kmAncient Capitals of Asuka and FujiwaraJapan · 2026CulturalMozu-Furuichi Kofun Group: Mounded Tombs of Ancient Japan, Japan25 kmMozu-Furuichi Kofun Group: Mounded Tombs of Ancient JapanJapan · 2019CulturalHistoric Monuments of Ancient Kyoto, Japan44 kmHistoric Monuments of Ancient KyotoJapan · 1994CulturalSacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range, Japan93 kmSacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain RangeJapan · 2004CulturalHimeji Castle, Japan106 kmHimeji CastleJapan · 1993Cultural
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