Ginkaku-ji

E55753

Buddhist temple Zen Buddhist temple historic site tourist attraction

Ginkaku-ji is a famous Zen Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan, renowned for its elegant Silver Pavilion, serene gardens, and embodiment of traditional Japanese aesthetics.

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Buddhist temple → Zen Buddhist temple → historic site → tourist attraction →
architecturalStyle	Muromachi period architecture →
associatedWith	Higashiyama culture → traditional Japanese aesthetics → wabi-sabi aesthetics →
BuddhistSchool	Rinzai →
BuddhistSect	Shokoku-ji school of Rinzai Zen →
constructedAsVillaFor	Ashikaga Yoshimasa →
constructionStarted	1482 →
convertedTo	Zen temple →
convertedToTempleAfterDeathOf	Ashikaga Yoshimasa →
country	Japan →
dedicatedTo	Kannon →
era	Muromachi period →
founder	Ashikaga Yoshimasa →
hasAccessPoint	end of Philosopher’s Path area →
hasBuilding	Kannon-den →
hasCulturalRole	model of Higashiyama culture →
hasEnglishName	Temple of the Silver Pavilion →
hasFeature	Silver Pavilion → moss garden → pond → sand garden → viewing paths on hillside →
hasGardenType	karesansui (dry landscape garden) → stroll garden →
hasJapaneseName	銀閣寺 →
hasMainHall	Silver Pavilion →
hasStatus	Important Cultural Property of Japan →
influenced	Japanese architecture → Japanese garden design → tea ceremony aesthetics →
isFamousFor	Silver Pavilion → embodiment of wabi-sabi → scenic views over Kyoto → serene gardens →
locatedIn	Honshu → Kyoto → Kyoto Prefecture NERFINISHED → Sakyo-ku, Kyoto →
near	Mount Daimonji →
openToPublic	yes →
originalFunction	mountain villa → retirement villa of a shogun →
region	Kansai region →
religion	Buddhism →
UNESCOWorldHeritageSite	Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto →
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince	1994 →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Philosopher's Path →	connectsTo
Kyoto →	contains
Kyoto Prefecture →	containsFamousTemple
Tetsugaku-no-michi area →	nearbyAttraction