Ginkakuji Temple, also known as The Silver Pavilion viewed from the garden, Kyoto, Japan.

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Ginkakuji, also known as The Silver Pavilion, is a Zen temple along Kyoto's eastern mountains (Higashiyama). In 1482, shogun Ashikaga Yoshimasa built his retirement villa on the grounds of today's temple, modeling it after Kinkakuji (Golden Pavilion), his grandfather's retirement villa at the base of Kyoto's northern mountains (Kitayama). The villa was converted into a Zen temple after Yoshimasa's death in 1490. Today, Ginkakuji consists of the Silver Pavilion, half a dozen other temple buildings, a beautiful moss garden and a unique dry sand garden. It is enjoyed by walking along a circular route around its grounds, from which the gardens and buildings can be viewed.

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Size: 4752px × 3168px
Location: 2 Ginkakuji-chō, Sakyō-ku, Kyōto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan, Asia
Photo credit: © Mieneke Andeweg-van Rijn / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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