Question 5
Which is the oldest existing wooden building in the world?
- St. Sophia Cathedral in Kiev (Ukraine)
- Horyu-ji Temple (Japan)
- Angkor Wat (Cambodia)
- Borobudur Temple (Indonesia)
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The correct answer is Horyu-ji Temple (Japan).
The oldest surviving wooden structures in the world are the Kondo and Gojuno-to (five-story pagoda) of Horyu-ji Temple (Japan), completed in 712.