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title: Golden Pavilion, Kinkaku-ji
author: James Blake Wiener
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6672/golden-pavilion-kinkaku-ji/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Golden Pavilion, Kinkaku-ji

_Authored by James Blake Wiener_

## Image File

[![Golden Pavilion, Kinkaku-ji](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/6672.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/6672.jpg)

## Image Caption

The Golden Pavilion, Kinkaku-ji [temple](https://www.worldhistory.org/temple/), Kyoto, [Japan](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Japan/). The top two stories are gilded with [gold](https://www.worldhistory.org/gold/) leaf both outside and inside. Founded in 1397 CE, the [Buddhist](https://www.worldhistory.org/buddhism/) temple was destroyed by fire and rebuilt in 1955 CE.

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## Cite This Work

### APA
Wiener, J. B. (2017, May 19). Golden Pavilion, Kinkaku-ji. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6672/golden-pavilion-kinkaku-ji/>
### Chicago
Wiener, James Blake. "Golden Pavilion, Kinkaku-ji." *World History Encyclopedia*, May 19, 2017. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6672/golden-pavilion-kinkaku-ji/>.
### MLA
Wiener, James Blake. "Golden Pavilion, Kinkaku-ji." *World History Encyclopedia*, 19 May 2017, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6672/golden-pavilion-kinkaku-ji/>.

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