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title: Side View of Kinkakuji Temple
author: James Blake Wiener
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7885/side-view-of-kinkakuji-temple/
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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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# Side View of Kinkakuji Temple

_Authored by [James Blake Wiener](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/jbw288/)_

## Image File

[![Side View of Kinkakuji Temple](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/7885.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/7885.jpg)

## Image Caption

[Kinkakuji](https://www.worldhistory.org/Kinkakuji/) [Temple](https://www.worldhistory.org/temple/) or the "Temple of the Golden Pavilion" was constructed in the 1390s CE as the retirement villa for [Shogun](https://www.worldhistory.org/Shogun/) Ashikaga Yoshimitsu (r. 1368–1394 CE). While [Japan](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Japan/) suffered [warfare](https://www.worldhistory.org/warfare/), [plague](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/plague/), deteriorating economic conditions, and severe famine, Yoshimitsu lived in splendid isolation at the Kinkakuji Temple. Today, the Kinkakuji Temple is believed by many to be the finest structure of traditional Japanese [architecture](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/architecture/).

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## About the Author

James Blake Wiener has a particular interest in cross-cultural exchange and world history. He is a co-founder of World History Encyclopedia and formerly was its Communications Director.
- [Linkedin Profile](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jameswiener)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Wiener, J. B. (2018, January 11). Side View of Kinkakuji Temple. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7885/side-view-of-kinkakuji-temple/>
### Chicago
Wiener, James Blake. "Side View of Kinkakuji Temple." *World History Encyclopedia*, January 11, 2018. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7885/side-view-of-kinkakuji-temple/>.
### MLA
Wiener, James Blake. "Side View of Kinkakuji Temple." *World History Encyclopedia*, 11 Jan 2018, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7885/side-view-of-kinkakuji-temple/>.

## License & Copyright

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