Silver Pavilion
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The Silver Pavilion is the iconic main hall of Kyoto’s Ginkaku-ji temple, renowned for its understated Zen aesthetics and influence on Japanese art and culture.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Silver Pavilion canonical | 3 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist temple building
ⓘ
historic building ⓘ |
| affiliation |
Rinzai
ⓘ
surface form:
Rinzai school of Zen Buddhism
|
| architecturalStyle |
Japanese Zen temple architecture
ⓘ
Muromachi-period architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Japanese tea culture
ⓘ
Zen ⓘ
surface form:
Zen Buddhism
landscape gardening ⓘ |
| cityDistrict | Sakyo-ku, Kyoto ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
iconic landmark of Kyoto
ⓘ
symbol of Higashiyama culture ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Kannon ⓘ |
| era | Muromachi period ⓘ |
| function | main hall of Ginkaku-ji ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
view over dry sand garden
ⓘ
view over moss garden ⓘ |
| hasJapaneseName |
観音殿
ⓘ
銀閣 ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin | named in contrast to the Golden Pavilion ⓘ |
| hasSetting | foothills of Kyoto’s eastern mountains ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto ⓘ |
| influenced |
Higashiyama culture
ⓘ
Japanese aesthetics ⓘ Japanese garden design ⓘ Japanese tea ceremony aesthetics ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Golden Pavilion ⓘ |
| knownFor |
harmonious integration with surrounding gardens
ⓘ
influence on Japanese art and culture ⓘ understated Zen aesthetics ⓘ wabi-sabi aesthetic ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Ginkaku-ji
ⓘ
Japan ⓘ Kyoto ⓘ Kyoto Prefecture ⓘ |
| material | wood ⓘ |
| partOf |
Ginkaku-ji
ⓘ
surface form:
Ginkaku-ji temple complex
|
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| roofType | traditional Japanese roof ⓘ |
| surroundedBy |
carefully raked sand garden
ⓘ
pond ⓘ temple gardens ⓘ |
| tourism | major tourist attraction ⓘ |
| UNESCOListingIncludes | Ginkaku-ji ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSite | yes ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Silver Pavilion Description of subject: The Silver Pavilion is the iconic main hall of Kyoto’s Ginkaku-ji temple, renowned for its understated Zen aesthetics and influence on Japanese art and culture.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.