Kinkaku-ji

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

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350 The shariden at Rokuon-ji, commonly known as the Golden Pavilion (Kinkakuji)
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 Media

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  Kinkaku-ji, Kyoto, 2024

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  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

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  The garuda (phoenix-like bird in hindu/buddhist mythology) on the top of Kinkaku-ji, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan

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  The fishing deck and small islets at the rear of the pavilion

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  Japanese Travel Poster (Japanese Government Railways, Circa 1936). Japanese Poster (21" X 31").

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  Kinkaku-ji entrance

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  Golden Pavilion at Kinkaku-ji close up

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  Inside of Kinkaku-ji, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan

• Kinkaku-ji garden.jpg

  Kinkaku-ji garden