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Yumedono@–²“a
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Lit. Hall of Dreams. A large octagonal hall *hakkakudou ”ͺŠp“°, in the east precinct of Houryuuji Touin –@—²Ž›“Œ‰@ in Nara. The stone podium *kiso Šξ‘b, and the body of the building date from 739. It is the only extant octagonal hall to employ a railing between each pair of steps. The roof construction underwent radical changes in 1230 which included the addition of a hidden roof, creating a steeper pitch. Cantilevers *hanegi ‹j–Ψ, were inserted to allow a counter balance between the downward thrust of the roof load and the natural upward thrust that it renders to the eave ends. The original interior was simple and used 3-on-1 bracket complexes and shallow eaves. The 13c remodeling produced a complicated structure and deeper eaves. The exterior has simple 3-on-1 bracket complexes both atop the corner pillars and also at the center in between them. There are both base rafters *jidaruki ’n‚–Ψ, and flying rafters *hien daruki ”ςžχ‚–Ψ. The rafters are all closely spaced *shigedaruki ”ɐ‚–Ψ, and the roof is tiled *hongawarabuki –{Š’•˜. Like the octagonal halls *Saiendou Ό‰~“° at Houryuuji, the Eizanji Hakkakudou ‰hŽRŽ›”ͺŠp“° (757), and Koufukuji *Hokuendou ‹»•ŸŽ›–k‰~“° (1210), all in Nara, the Yumedono has descending ridges *kudarimune ~“, and short offspring ridges *chigomune ’tŽ™“. These are built up with layers of tile and each ridge terminates at the rear side of an ogre tile *onigawara ‹SŠ’. A very famous sculpture, the only extant statue of *Guze Kannon ‹~’ŠΟ‰Ή is housed in the Yumedono.
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