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title: Five-storey Pagoda, Itsukushima Shrine
author: xiquinhosilva
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10819/five-storey-pagoda-itsukushima-shrine/
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updated: 1970-01-01
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# Five-storey Pagoda, Itsukushima Shrine

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## Image File

[![Five-storey Pagoda, Itsukushima Shrine](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/10819.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/10819.jpg)

## Image Caption

The five-storey pagoda of the [Shinto](https://www.worldhistory.org/Shinto/) [Itsukushima Shrine](https://www.worldhistory.org/Itsukushima_Shrine/), Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, [Japan](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Japan/). The shrine was first built in the 6th century CE and greatly expanded in 1168 CE by Taira no Kiyomori (1118-1181 CE).

## Cite This Work

### APA
xiquinhosilva. (2019, May 30). Five-storey Pagoda, Itsukushima Shrine. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10819/five-storey-pagoda-itsukushima-shrine/>
### Chicago
xiquinhosilva. "Five-storey Pagoda, Itsukushima Shrine." *World History Encyclopedia*, May 30, 2019. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10819/five-storey-pagoda-itsukushima-shrine/>.
### MLA
xiquinhosilva. "Five-storey Pagoda, Itsukushima Shrine." *World History Encyclopedia*, 30 May 2019, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10819/five-storey-pagoda-itsukushima-shrine/>.

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