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Why is Kinkaku-ji Temple famous? Is it made of gold?

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The accumulation of Japanese cultural knowledge in the college entrance examination - Kinkaku-ji Temple

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It is located in Kita-ku, Kyoto, Japan

Because the shrine hall inside Luyuan Temple is covered with gold leaf, the temple as a whole is called Kinkaku-ji Temple.

Why is Kinkaku-ji Temple famous? Is it made of gold?
Why is Kinkaku-ji Temple famous? Is it made of gold?
Why is Kinkaku-ji Temple famous? Is it made of gold?

Kakuen-ji Temple (ろくおんじ) is a temple of the Shōgunji Temple of the Rinzai Sect located in kita-ku, Kyoto, Japan. Among them, the three-story pavilion building (Shree Hall) with gold leaf on the inside and outside is also called the Golden Pavilion, and the temple as a whole, including the Shree Hall, is also known as kinkaku-ji Temple (きんかくじ). The temple is the Tatou Temple outside the mountain of Xiangguo Temple.

Why is Kinkaku-ji Temple famous? Is it made of gold?

The name of The Temple comes from the temple's founder, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, the 3rd Shogun of the Muromachi Shogunate.

Why is Kinkaku-ji Temple famous? Is it made of gold?

The temple was converted into a temple after Yoshiman's death from his original Kitayama Mountain Villa. Originally a representative building of kitayama culture in the early Muromachi period, the Shrine was completely destroyed during the Kinkaku-ji Temple Fire in 1950 and rebuilt in 1955.

Why is Kinkaku-ji Temple famous? Is it made of gold?

In December 1994, the entire territory of Kakuenji Temple was designated by UNESCO as an important historical building in the World Heritage Site as part of the "Cultural Treasure of the Ancient Capital of Kyoto".

Why is Kinkaku-ji Temple famous? Is it made of gold?

The reconstructed Kinkaku is a wooden 3-story pavilion-style building located on the southern shore of Gyeongho Pond (きょうこち) in the territory of Luyuan Temple. The roof is in the shape of a pagoda and has a phoenix made of copper. Although it is a three-story building, because there is no roof extension between the first and second floors, it is formally a "double triple layer". The first floor is not covered with gold leaf but is made of wood, and the outer parts of the second and third floors (including the fence) are all covered with gold leaf. The interior of the three-story floor is also fully covered with gold leaf (except for the floor).

Why is Kinkaku-ji Temple famous? Is it made of gold?

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