Kyoto Golden Pavillion through time

Kyoto 1993–2016 4 photos of this spot

4 recent photographs taken at the same spot in Kyoto, spanning 1993–2016. Have an older picture of it? Add it and start this spot's timeline.

A view of traditional temple architecture in Kyoto, Japan, taken in 1993. The city was the imperial capital for over a thousand years and remains home to thousands of Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines.

The Temples of Kyoto Japan 1993 A view of traditional temple architecture in Kyoto, Japan, taken in 1993. The city was the imperial capital for over a thousand years and remains home to thousands of Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines.

Kyoto Golden Pavillion 2008 A further 2008 photograph of Kinkaku-ji, the Golden Pavilion, taken from another vantage point across the reflecting pond that surrounds the gilded structure.

Kyoto Le Pavillon d' Or, les Jardins 2009 The gardens of Kinkaku-ji, the Golden Pavilion, in Kyoto, Japan, photographed in 2009. Laid out in the Muromachi-period strolling-garden style, the grounds are designed so the gilded pavilion is reflected in the Kyoko-chi pond from multiple viewpoints.

Kyoto 2016 A view near Kinkaku-ji, the Golden Pavilion, in northern Kyoto. The gold leaf-covered Zen temple, originally built in 1397 as a shogun's retirement villa, was rebuilt in 1955 after the earlier structure was destroyed by arson.