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| Architect | Yoshimitsu |
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| Location | Kyoto, Japan map | |||
| Date | 1397 timeline | |||
| Building Type | Zen temple | |||
| Construction System | timber frame, clay tile roof | |||
| Climate | temperate | |||
| Context | in ornamental garden | |||
| Style | Traditional Japanese | |||
| Notes | Kinkaku-Ji - the Golden Pavilion. reconstructed | |||
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Sources on Kinkaku
Personal collection of Lawrence A. Martin. View of golden pavillion from across lake. December 1989. closeup of golden pavillion. December 1989. John Julius Norwich, ed. Great Architecture of the World. London: Mitchell Beazley Publishers, 1975. photo, p21. Reprint edition: Da Capo Press, April 1991. ISBN 0-3068-0436-0. An accessible, inspiring and informative overview of world architecture, with lots of full-color cutaway drawings, and clear explanations. available at Amazon.com Kevin Matthews. The Great Buildings Collection on CD-ROM. Artifice, 2001. ISBN 0-9667098-4-5. Available at Amazon.com
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