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John Quin | all galleries >> Photo and Stereo Scans >> Photo Albums >> Japan > Gate of Chionin Buddhist Temple
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11-May-2021

Gate of Chionin Buddhist Temple

Scanned from a hand tinted photo circa 1920
Titled "Gate of Chionin Buddhist Temple, Kioto
Chion-in (Monastery of Gratitude) is located in Kyoto, Japan
The Temple was originally built in 1234 with the gate being constructed in 1619. A large portion of the temple complex was destroyed by fire in 1633 and was rebuilt by Tokugawa shōgun Iemitsu (1604–1651)


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