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| Above, Kinkaku-ji in 2004, a year after its last makeover. Photo by Armand Vaquer. |
One of Kyoto's most popular tourist attractions was recently given a makeover and is as shiny as ever.
According to the South China Morning Post:
The temple of Kinkaku-ji in the Japanese city of Kyoto has been given a major facelift, and without the eyesore of scaffolding and signs of ageing, the landmark’s famous golden walls are now shining again in full splendour.
In fact, it’s the first time in 18 years visitors will have been able to see the so-called golden pavilion in its full golden shine, according to the city’s tourism board.
Preservationists had decided that construction and maintenance work would have been less of a disappointment to visitors during the pandemic, which has seen tourism plummet in Japan.
Restoration workers have comprehensively renewed the roof with shingles made of waterproof Sawara cypress wood and also restored the two upper floors, as well as its iconic roof ornament, a golden phoenix.
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| Above, Kinkaku-ji in 2015. Photo by Armand Vaquer. |
SouthI was last at Kinkaku-ji bit over five years ago. Previously, I visited it in 2004 (a year after its last makeover) with G-TOUR.
Artist Asya Lipovetckaia included Kinkaku-ji in her portrait of me in 2016.
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