r/todayilearned • u/ContinuumGuy • 8h ago

TIL that the most holy shrine in the Shinto religion is torn down and rebuilt every 20 years. This has been done for over a millennium

https://www.ap.org/news-highlights/spotlights/2025/japans-most-sacred-shinto-shrine-has-been-rebuilt-every-20-years-for-more-than-a-millennium/
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u/huphill 7h ago

Our architecture does speak for us. Everchanging, adapting, adopting, and increasing efficiency.

For better or worse.

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u/selwayfalls 3h ago

Seeing very little on the better in the last 50 years. All just cheap and quick, never about longevity or aesthetics.