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Kinkaku - the Golden Pavilion - is the name given to Rokuon-ji Temple on Kyoko-chi pond in Kyoto. Built as a villa for the retirement of the 3rd Shogun of Ashikaga in 1394, it was made into a Zen-temple according to the Shogun's will. The second and third floors are covered with gold leaf on Japanese lacquer; on the roof is a golden phenix.
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Kinkaku - the Golden Pavilion - is the name given to Rokuon-ji Temple on Kyoko-chi pond in Kyoto. Built as a
villa for the retirement of the 3rd Shogun of Ashikaga in 1394, it was made into a Zen-temple according to the Shogun's will. The second and third floors are covered with gold leaf on Japanese lacquer; on the roof is a golden phenix.
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Location:
Rokuon-ji Temple, the Golden Pavilion, Kyoto, Japan
Credit:
Erich Lessing / Album
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Image size:
2696 x 4000 px | 30.9 MB
Print size:
22.8 x 33.9 cm | 9.0 x 13.3 in (300 dpi)
