[ricardobeat]

> 600 year old temple out of wood. That would be something.

It’s the year 600, that would be 1400 years old. Japan has a bunch of those still standing, the oldest being 1300 years: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hōryū-ji

I’ve only been to the Todaji temple in person, which is “just” 300 years old after reconstruction, but it’s a mind-boggling experience to see the scale of these buildings and the work/engineering that went into them. Absolutely worth a visit if you ever have the chance.

[vidarh]

"since around the year 600 – and right up to the 11th century." so not 1400 years, as it's not still standing.

But, yes, it's not old for a wooden building that's being maintained.