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A hall dedicated to the goddess [[Benten]] stands amidst the pond (then called Enkan Pond); it was built in [[1502]] to house a collection of [[sutra]]s from Korea. A small bridge, originally called Kanren-bashi and later renamed Tennyo-bashi, was built at the same time and provides access to the hall. The bridge is built of Ryukyuan limestone, in a southern Chinese style. The hall was destroyed in the [[1609]] [[invasion of Ryukyu|invasion of Ryûkyû]] along with the sutra collection, but the hall was rebuilt by [[1621]].<ref>Gallery labels at [[Tamaudun]].[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/15282595067/sizes/h/]</ref>
A hall dedicated to the goddess [[Benten]] stands amidst the pond (then called Enkan Pond); it was built in [[1502]] to house a collection of [[sutra]]s from Korea. A small bridge, originally called Kanren-bashi and later renamed Tennyo-bashi, was built at the same time and provides access to the hall. The bridge is built of Ryukyuan limestone, in a southern Chinese style. The hall was destroyed in the [[1609]] [[invasion of Ryukyu|invasion of Ryûkyû]] along with the sutra collection, but the hall was rebuilt by [[1621]].<ref>Gallery labels at [[Tamaudun]].[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/15282595067/sizes/h/]</ref>
A stele was erected upon the reconstruction of Tennyo-bashi in [[1744]]; after that stele fell, it was re-erected along with the bridge in [[1798]]. The latter stele was severely damaged in the 1945 Battle of Okinawa, but a large section survives in the Okinawa Prefectural Museum; a reconstruction stands by the bridge today.
A stele was erected upon the reconstruction of Tennyo-bashi in [[1744]]; after that stele fell, it was re-erected along with the bridge in [[1798]]. The latter stele was severely damaged in the 1945 Battle of Okinawa, but a large section survives in the Okinawa Prefectural Museum; a reconstruction stands by the bridge today. Following their destruction in the war, the Benten-dô was rebuilt in 1968, and the Tennyo-bashi bridge the following year.<ref>"Shurijô fukugen no keii" 首里城復元の経緯, ''Ryukyu Shimpo'', 1 Nov 1992.</ref>
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