Byodoin is a famous Japanese temple, that has been listed as a World Heritage Site. The temple was originally built in the early years of the Heian period (794-1185), as a rural villa called "Uji-dono" for court noble Fujiwara no Michinaga. After his death, Michinaga's son Fujiwara no Norimichi inherited the villa, and in the seventh year of the Eisho period (1052) he turned the villa into a Buddhist temple which was then named "Byodoin." In the following year, the Amida Hall was constructed to provide a place of eternal rest for Amida, the Buddha of Infinite Light and Life, and this hall still contains architectural works and Buddha statues made around 1000 years ago. The Amida Hall is now more commonly known as the Phoenix Hall, because the whole building resembles a bird with its wings spread, and also because of the phoenixes that adorn the roof of the main building. It is thought that the name Phoenix Hall was applied in the early Edo period (1600-1867). The Phoenix Hall is comprised of four buildings: a main hall, two wing corridors and a tail corridor. It has been designated as a Japanese National Treasure. The Phoenix Hall is also well known around the country as it features on both the 10 yen coin and the 10000 yen note.