This building was the Kondo Hall from Onjo-ji Temple (built in 1347), which was forcibly moved here by Hideyoshi TOYOTOMI in 1595 after its predecessor was burned by Nobunaga.
信長による焼き討ちの後、文禄4年（1595年）、当時の園城寺金堂（1347年の建立）を豊臣秀吉が無理やり移築させたものである。