WORLD FAMOUS BUILDINGS
From 'Morning Calm'from KAL Nov.2000, The world atlas of Architecture' John Julius Norwich/Portland House,1988, 20th Century Architecture PART I,2/1991.
Kinkaku-ji/Golden Pavilion Temple
Kinkakuji-cho, Kita-ku, Kyoto
Architect
by by the shogun Ashikaga Yoshimitsu
on 1397 for Zen temple, construction system was timber frame, clay tile roof
in ornamental garden. Style was traditional Japanese,
KinkakuJi-the Golden Pavilion was reconstructed. It is the only building left
practically intact from the residence which the shogun Ashikaga Yoshimasa(1436-90). The
name Kinkaku (Golden Pavilion) derives from the gold leaf used to decorate the
inside and outside of the second and third stories.
Kyoto
Tower Hotel
Kyoto
Photo by Byunguh Yu on August 1985.
Street Scene
Kyoto
Photo by Byunguh Yu on August 1985.
City View
Kyoto
Photo by Byunguh Yu on August 1985.
Hankyu Building
Kyoto
Photo by Byunguh Yu on August 1985.
