Anatomy of a timber hall · Interactive assembly

Nanchan Temple Main Hall 南禅寺大殿

Wutai County, Shanxi, China · Tang dynasty, 782 CE

Simplified interpretive model
Assembly · 0 / 5The building sitePress Play or Step to raise the first columns.

Build sequence

FoundationColumnsTiesBeamsBracketsRoof

Time on timber

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Explore: drag to orbit, scroll to zoom, hover or tap a timber element for its role.Build: Play advances through five stages; Disassemble reverses the sequence. Step moves one whole stage.