Kinkaku-ji

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Basic information
Location	1 Kinkakuji-chō, Kita-ku, Kyōto, Kyoto Prefecture
Affiliation	Buddhism
Website	www.shokoku-ji.jp
Architectural description
Founder	Ashikaga Yoshimitsu
Completed	1397; 1955 (reconstruction)
Specifications

Kinkaku-ji (Japanese: 金閣寺) or Rokuon-ji (Japanese: 鹿苑寺) is a Zen Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan. It is registered as a World Heritage Site as part of Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto.

Kinkaku-ji Media

Painted photograph of the Golden Pavilion in 1885. The gold leaf is peeling off due to deterioration over time.
Golden Pavilion following the 1950 arson
The garuda (phoenix-like bird in hindu/buddhist mythology) on the top of Kinkaku-ji, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
The fishing deck and small islets at the rear of the pavilion
Japanese Travel Poster (Japanese Government Railways, Circa 1936). Japanese Poster (21" X 31").
Kinkaku-ji entrance
Golden Pavilion at Kinkaku-ji close up
Inside of Kinkaku-ji, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
Kinkaku-ji garden
Kinkaku-ji or temple of the Golden Pavillion, in Kyoto, Japan.

↑ "Tourist Facilities of Japan - Kinkaku-ji Temple Garden". Japan National Tourism Organization. Retrieved 2010-07-15.

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The shariden at Rokuon-ji, commonly known as the Golden Pavilion (Kinkakuji) Lua error in Module:Infobox_mapframe at line 118: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
Basic information
Location	1 Kinkakuji-chō, Kita-ku, Kyōto, Kyoto Prefecture^[1]
Affiliation	Buddhism
Website	www.shokoku-ji.jp
Architectural description
Founder	Ashikaga Yoshimitsu
Completed	1397 1955 (reconstruction)
Specifications