http://www.flickr.com/photos/colloidfarl/tags/templegarden/ Sun, 01 Apr 2007 03:04:50 -0700 Sun, 01 Apr 2007 03:04:50 -0700 http://www.flickr.com/ http://farm1.staticflickr.com/18/buddyicons/89972557@N00.jpg?1156413141#89972557@N00 http://www.flickr.com/photos/colloidfarl/tags/templegarden/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/colloidfarl/441780084/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/colloidfarl/">Farl</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/colloidfarl/441780084/" title="Kinkakuji"><img src="http://farm1.staticflickr.com/189/441780084_7dc8aa859c_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Kinkakuji" /></a></p> <p>The Golden Pavilion is a perfect example of a Zen temple on a pond amidst a classical Japanese garden setting. The original structure was built in 1397 as a residence of a shogun and converted into a temple after his death. It is covered with <i>real gold leaf</i> so the glitter is really gold. The current structure is however a replica as it was burnt by a fanatical monk in 1950. <br /> <br /> Kinkakuji, Kyoto, Japan<br /> <br /> more pics and journeys in <a href="http://colloidfarl.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">colloidfarl.blogspot.com/</a></p> Sun, 01 Apr 2007 03:04:50 -0700 2007-03-29T10:04:17-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Farl) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/441780084 35.00919 135.761661 35.00919 135.761661 15015562 Kinkakuji <p>The Golden Pavilion is a perfect example of a Zen temple on a pond amidst a classical Japanese garden setting. The original structure was built in 1397 as a residence of a shogun and converted into a temple after his death. It is covered with <i>real gold leaf</i> so the glitter is really gold. The current structure is however a replica as it was burnt by a fanatical monk in 1950. <br /> <br /> Kinkakuji, Kyoto, Japan<br /> <br /> more pics and journeys in <a href="http://colloidfarl.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">colloidfarl.blogspot.com/</a></p> Farl travel lake colors japan reflections gold golden kyoto zen pavilion tradition kinkakuji unescoworldheritage goldenpavilion rokuonji templegarden