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Kinkaku-ji, officially named Rokuon-ji, is a Zen Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan and a tourist attraction. It is designated as a World Heritage Site, a National Special Historic Site, a National Special Landscape, and one of the 17 Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto. The temple is nicknamed after its reliquary, the Golden Pavilion, whose top two floors are coat…
Kinkaku-ji, officially named Rokuon-ji, is a Zen Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan and a tourist attraction. It is designated as a World Heritage Site, a National Special Historic Site, a National Special Landscape, and one of the 17 Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto. The temple is nicknamed after its reliquary, the Golden Pavilion, whose top two floors are coated in 0.5 μm gold leaf. The current pavilion was rebuilt in 1955 after being destroyed in an arson attack.
  • Location: 1 Kinkakuji-chō, Kita-ku, Kyōto, Kyoto Prefecture
  • Country: Japan
  • Completed: 1397 · 1955
  • Sect: Zen, Rinzai sect, Shōkoku-ji school
  • Deity: Kannon Bosatsu (Avalokiteśvara)
  • Founder: Ashikaga Yoshimitsu
  • Affiliation: Buddhism

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