jōsei kidan  上成基壇

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Architecture
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The upper level of a two-stepped podium *nijū kidan 二重基壇. The lower level is called kasei kidan 下成基壇. Example: Hōryūji *Kondō 法隆寺金堂 (rebuilt 693) in Nara.

 

Hōryūji *Kondō 法隆寺金堂 (Nara)