Kinkakuji Temple (the temple of Golden Pavilion), built in Kyoto's northern hills in 1398 by Yoshimitsu, the third Ashikaga shogun (and became a Zen T

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Kinkakuji Temple (the temple of Golden Pavilion), built in Kyoto's northern hills in 1398 by Yoshimitsu, the third Ashikaga shogun (and became a Zen Temple when he died). Reconstructed over the original temple burned in 1950. Added to Unesco's World Heritage List in 1994. Kyoto, Kinki (Kansai) Region. Japan.

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Size: 3480px × 5200px
Location: Kyoto. Japan
Photo credit: © Miguel Angel Muñoz Pellicer / Alamy / Afripics
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