ARCHITECTUREJAPAN

Architecture of Kyoto

Layers of temple and contemporary architecture in the thousand-year capital.

Covers: Kyoto Prefecture

4buildings in the archive

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Kyoto Station Building
京都駅ビル
Location
Kyoto (Shimogyō Ward), Kyoto Prefecture
Opened
1997
Architect
Hiroshi Hara
TemplesHistoric Buildings
Rokuon-ji (Kinkaku-ji)
鹿苑寺（金閣寺）
Location
Kyoto (Kita Ward), Kyoto Prefecture
Shariden rebuilt
1955
TemplesHistoric Buildings
Kiyomizu-dera
清水寺
Location
Kyoto (Higashiyama Ward), Kyoto Prefecture
Main hall rebuilt
1633
TemplesHistoric Buildings
Byōdō-in Phoenix Hall
平等院鳳凰堂
Location
Uji, Kyoto Prefecture
Built
1053