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Amazing 1306 Years Old No Nails Wooden Buildings

Hōryū-ji Temple
The oldest wooden buildings on earth are at Hōryū-ji. Four structures remain from the Asuka era (552-710) at the cusp of Japan's written history. These relics are not tiny sheds or insignificant pavilions, but central pieces of the ancient temple.
Hōryū-ji's construction began in 587 AD, when the ailing Emperor Yomei ordered the construction a Buddhist temple. Unfortunately, Yomei died shortly after his directive, but his heir Empress Suiko and her regent, Prince Shōtoku  kept the project alive, completing it in 607. 

The Hōryū-ji burned in 670 and recunstucted in 710.