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The five-storey pagoda of the Shinto Itsukushima Shrine, Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. The shrine was first built in the 6th century CE and greatly expanded in 1168 CE by Taira no Kiyomori (1118-1181 CE).
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xiquinhosilva. (2019, May 30). Five-storey Pagoda, Itsukushima Shrine. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10819/five-storey-pagoda-itsukushima-shrine/
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xiquinhosilva. "Five-storey Pagoda, Itsukushima Shrine." World History Encyclopedia, May 30, 2019. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10819/five-storey-pagoda-itsukushima-shrine/.
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xiquinhosilva. "Five-storey Pagoda, Itsukushima Shrine." World History Encyclopedia, 30 May 2019, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10819/five-storey-pagoda-itsukushima-shrine/.
