Kyoto temple after renovation

Kyoto temple after renovation

KYOTO, Japan - Photo taken April 2, 2014, shows World Heritage site Byodoin temple's Phoenix Hall in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, where a ceremony was held that day to mark the completion of the main part of the hall's restoration work. The hall, one of the finest examples of the aristocratic art and architecture of the latter part of the Heian period (794-1185), was opened to visitors the following day after one and a half years of renovation work.

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