Saturday, March 11, 2006

The Golden Pavillion

The famous Golden Pavillion (Kinkagoji) in Kyoto is a Buddhist temple that was originally the home of a Shogun. Built around 1400, the original was unfortunately destroyed by arson in 1950. This exact replica is covered in gold leaf and topped by a bronze phoenix just like the original.

Look behind Ebisu for some more pictures of Ebisu and Nara...

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

What a shame the original was destroyed.