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Golden Pavilion

This Zen Buddhist Temple located in Kyoto, Japan, has 0.5 μm pure gold leaf covering the top two stories of the three-story structure. The pavilion successfully incorporates three distinct styles of architecture, which are shinden, samurai and zen, specifically on each floor.

 

 

Information is from: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinkaku-ji

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Taken on March 19, 2008