Sazaedo Hall

Aizuwakamatsu, Japan (JP)

A unique feature of the building are the spiral staircases built in such a way that you never have to retrace your steps as you go up and down them.

It was designated a National Cultural Treasure in June 1996.

http://www.city.aizuwakamatsu.fukushima.jp/e/kanko/w_a/w_a070.htm

Sazaedo Hall

Aizuwakamatsu, Japan (JP)

The Sazaedo Hall is actually a wooden Buddhist temple built in 1796. In shape it resembles the spiral-shaped shell of a marine snail called a sazae in Japanese hence its name.

Inside the structure there are 33 images of the Buddhist Goddess of Mercy, Kannon.

A unique feature of the building are the spiral staircases built in such a way that you never have to retrace your steps as you go up and down them.

It was designated a National Cultural Treasure in June 1996.

http://www.city.aizuwakamatsu.fukushima.jp/e/kanko/w_a/w_a070.htm

Religious - Buddhism, Buildings - Religious
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By: kaiken