Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Styles and Periods Facet
3. Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)
4. [styles, periods, and cultures by region]
5. Asian
6. East Asian
7. Japanese (culture or style)
8. Japanese styles (styles)
9. Japanese architecture styles

Narrower term/s

• Heian [NP][+]
  • Early Heian
  • Late Heian

Anotations

Scope note:

Refers to the syle of Shinto architecture that developed during the Heian period (794-1185), originally called the Ishinoma style. The style is characterized by a type of shrine in which two buildings are joined together by an intervening space that is paved and covered by a gable roof. The style became popular for mausoleums during the Kamakura period (1185-1333), and was later referred to as the Gongen style during the Edo period (1615-1868).