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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Caption: 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.

Classification: TEMPLE ~ JAPANESE ~ 14TH CENTURY

Location: Rokuon-ji Temple, the Golden Pavilion, Kyoto, Japan

Credit: Erich Lessing / Album

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Image size: 4000 × 2641 px | 30.2 MB

Print size: 33.9 × 22.4 cm | 1574.8 × 1039.8 in (300 dpi)

Keywords: 14TH CENTURY • 14TH • BUDDHISM: ZEN-BUDDHISM • CLOTHING: JAPANESE • GOLD LEAF • GOLDEN PAVILION, KYOTO (J) • JAPAN • JAPANESE • KINKAKU TEMPLE, JAPAN • LACQUERWORK • ROKUON-JI TEMPLE, KYOTO (J) • ROKUON-JI TEMPLE, THE GOLDEN PAVILION, KYOTO, JAPAN • TEMPLE KINKAKU, JAPAN • TEMPLE ROKUON-JI, KYOTO (J) • TEMPLE • ZEN-BUDDHISM