Kinkaku-ji
Also known as Rokuon-ji
temple bouddhiste à Kyoto, au Japon
AI overview
Kinkaku-ji is a Zen Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan, famous for its stunning golden pavilion whose top two floors are covered in gold leaf, making it one of Japan's most iconic landmarks and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The temple holds significant cultural importance as a National Special Historic Site and National Special Landscape, though the current structure dates to 1955 after the original was destroyed by arson.
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Key facts
- Religious building.name
- Rokuon-ji
- Religious building.image
- File:Golden Pavilion Kinkaku-ji water mirror 2024.jpg
- Religious building.image_size
- 350
- Religious building.caption
- The shariden at Rokuon-ji, commonly known as the Golden Pavilion (Kinkakuji)
- Religious building.mapframe
- yes
- Religious building.mapframe zoom
- 14
- Religious building.mapframe wikidata
- yes
- Religious building.map_type
- Japan
- Religious building.location
- 1 Kinkakuji-chō, Kita-ku, Kyōto, Kyoto Prefecture
- Religious building.religious_affiliation
- Buddhism
- Religious building.sect
- Zen, Rinzai sect, Shōkoku-ji school
- Religious building.deity
Article · Français
Le Kinkaku-ji (金閣寺, litt. « temple du Pavillon d'or ») est le nom usuel du Rokuon-ji (鹿苑寺, litt. « temple impérial du jardin des cerfs ») situé à Kyōto au Japon.
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1397 establishments14th-century Buddhist temples in Japan20th-century Buddhist temples in JapanBuddhist temples in KyotoImportant Cultural Properties (Japan)Myoshin-ji templesRebuilt buildings and structures in JapanReligious building and structure arson fires in JapanReligious buildings and structures completed in 1955Religious buildings and structures destroyed by arsonSpecial Historic Sites