Sobre este local: Yumedono de Horyu-ji
O Yumedono (Salão dos Sonhos) no recinto leste de Horyu-ji é um salão octogonal construído em 739 no local do Palácio Ikaruga do Príncipe Shotoku. Abriga a estátua oculta Guze Kannon (período Asuka), visível apenas em aberturas limitadas de primavera e outono. A silhueta octogonal equilibrada é um tesouro arquitetônico.
Destaques
- Yumedono Exterior — an octagonal plan 12 m across, with a balanced hinoki-bark-shingled roof; the exterior may be photographed year-round
- Guze Kannon (National Treasure, hidden statue) — a single-block camphor sculpture from the Asuka period, 178.8 cm tall, said to be a life-sized image of Prince Shotoku
- Chuguji and the Edono of the East Precinct — adjacent to Yumedono, displaying replicas of the Tenjukoku Shucho thought to have been designed by Prince Shotoku
- Kamakura-Era Renovation — a worship hall was added in the 1230s; the current building preserves Tenpyo design while bearing Kamakura-period touches
- Spring and Autumn Special Openings — Spring April 11–May 18, Autumn October 22–November 22; the inner sanctum and Guze Kannon become viewable up close
