In the Meiji Period the precincts of Kofuku-ji Temple were integrated into Nara Park, and the walls and the Nandai-mon Gate which marked the boundary were lost, so it is hard to imagine the original location of temple buildings in the Tenpyo Period.
明治期以降、興福寺の境内は奈良公園の一部と化し、寺域を区切っていた塀や南大門もなくなり、天平時代の整然とした伽藍配置を想像することは困難になっている。