Silver Pavillion built in XV c. as retirement villa for shogun Yoshimasa, later turned into Zen temple. It emulates spirit of tea and wabi sabi.

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Size: 4158px × 2934px
Location: Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
Photo credit: © Magda Rittenhouse / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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