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Ginkau-ji's renovation completed

KYOTO, Japan - Tourists visit the Ginkakuji (Silver Pavilion), a Zen temple in Kyoto's Sakyo Ward constructed in 1489, amid rain on April 12, 2010, as a ceremony to mark the completion of extensive restoration work took place. The restoration work, which started in February 2008, was the first in some 30 years.

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Ginkakuji has season's first snow

KYOTO, Japan - The Ginkakuji (the Temple of Silver Pavilion) in the ancient Japanese capital of Kyoto is crowned with the season's first snowfall on Dec. 26.

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Ginkakuji has season's first snow

KYOTO, Japan - The Ginkakuji (the Temple of Silver Pavilion) in the ancient Japanese capital of Kyoto is crowned with the season's first snowfall on Dec. 26. (Kyodo)

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Ginkakuji, the Silver Pavilion

TOKYO, Japan - Silver Pavilion. The photo was taken in January 1948. (Kyodo)

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Japanese, French prime ministers in Kyoto

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and French Prime Minister Manuel Valls (C) visit Ginkakuji (Silver Pavilion), a zen temple in Kyoto, western Japan, on Oct. 4, 2015, ahead of their formal talks in Tokyo on Oct. 5. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese, French prime ministers in Kyoto

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and French Prime Minister Manuel Valls visit Ginkakuji (Silver Pavilion), a zen temple in Kyoto, western Japan, on Oct. 4, 2015, ahead of their formal talks in Tokyo on Oct. 5. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ginkau-ji's renovation completed

KYOTO, Japan - Tourists visit the Ginkakuji (Silver Pavilion), a Zen temple in Kyoto's Sakyo Ward constructed in 1489, amid rain on April 12, 2010, as a ceremony to mark the completion of extensive restoration work took place. The restoration work, which started in February 2008, was the first in some 30 years. (Kyodo)

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The garden of Ginkakuji Temple

View of the main hall of Jionji Temple (left) and Togu-do (right) from the edge of Kinkyo Pond, from south of the Silver Pavilion facing east north-east. The truncated-cone shaped Kogetsudai, a sand form, in the middle and Ginshadan, on the right, are visible on the far side of Kinkyo Pond. Bunkai Bridge and Geisen Bridge are on the right and left, respectively. Both the main hall and Togu-do were constructed by order of Ashikaga Yoshimasa in 1486, and they were restored in 1615 and 1640.==Date:unknown, Place:Kyoto, Photo:R. Stillfried, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number63‐11‐0]

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Ginkakuji Temple

The Silver Pavilion at Jionji Temple seen from the western edge of Kikyo Pond, facing west. Also called Kannon-do, the pavilion was built in 1489 by order of Ashikaga Yoshimasa and restored in 1639. The building is in two-story houkei style with a kokera (thin long plank) roof. The greenery on the left is Sen'nin-shu. Yamanaseki (rock) is visible under the right bush with Bunkai Bridge behind it.==Date:unknown, Place:Kyoto, Photo:F. Beato, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number62‐24‐0]