Kinkakuji

Kinkakuji is probably Kyoto's most famous temple garden. The three-story Chinese Zen influenced Golden Pavilion has delicately curving roofs and the walls and eaves of the second and third stories are covered with fine gold leaf. The villa is reflected in the mirror pond which lies in front of the building (that happend when the day is clear). The present structure, dating from 1955, is a copy of the original builted in 1397.