The ancient city of Nara, Japan, is nearing its 1300th anniversary, and the beauty of its intact architecture and the continued integrity of the ancient city's ruins is the result of cautious highway construction policies that take history and archaeology seriously.This photograph by Steven Rolland is of Todaiji Temple in Nara, built in the year 743. Inside is Daibutsu, the world's largest gilded bronze Buddha (15 meters tall).
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