Kinkaku-ji or Golden Pavilion is a Zen Buddhist temple whose top two floors are covered in gold leaf to mitigate negativity toward death, Kyoto, Japan.

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Size: 4288px × 2848px
Location: Kyoto, Japan
Photo credit: © Carol Di Rienzo Cornwell / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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