It is considered that the taisha-zukuri style, represented by the Izumo-oyashiro Shrine building, is one of the oldest styles of shrine architecture, together with the shinmei-zukuri style, represented by the Ise-jingu shrine building, and the Sumiyoshi-zukuri style, represented by the Sumiyoshi-taisha Shrine buiｌding.
出雲大社（いずもおおやしろ）に代表される大社造は、伊勢神宮に代表される神明造や住吉大社に代表される住吉造と共に、もっとも古い神社建築様式とされる。