Gango-ji
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Gangō-ji (元興寺) is an ancient Buddhist temple, that was once one of the powerful Nanto Shichi Daiji, in Nara, Japan.
The original foundation of the temple was in Asuka, by Soga no Umako. The temple was moved to Nara in 718, following the capital relocation to Heijō-kyō.
Gangō-ji initially held as much as seven halls and pagodas on its complex ground, which occupied a wide area within what is now Naramachi, the preserved district of modern Nara city. Most of the original architecture were, however, lost over time and notably in fires during the 15th and 19th centuries (Muromachi and Edo period respectively).