Golden Pavilion

Japanese: 金閣 - きんかく

The remains of a three-story tower building from a mountain villa built by Ashikaga Yoshimitsu in the Kitayama area of Kyoto during the early Muromachi period.
In 1397, Yoshimitsu spent a huge amount of money to build a luxurious villa, which became the Zen temple Rokuon-ji after his death. Kinkakuji is a part of this villa, built as a reliquary hall, with the first and middle floors in the shinden-zukuri style and the upper floor in the Zen style, making it a three-story building. It is commonly called Kinkakuji because the outer walls of the middle and upper floors are covered in gold leaf. It was destroyed by arson in 1950, but was later restored.

Source: Obunsha Japanese History Dictionary, Third Edition About Obunsha Japanese History Dictionary, Third Edition

Japanese:

室町前期，足利義満が京都北山に営んだ山荘の遺構で，三層の楼閣建築
1397年，義満は莫大な費用を投じて豪華な別荘を建て，彼の死後禅宗寺院鹿苑 (ろくおん) 寺となった。金閣はその一部で舎利殿 (しやりでん) として建てられ，初層・中層は寝殿造，上層は禅宗様の様式による三層の楼閣である。中層・上層の外壁に金箔をおいたところから金閣の通称で呼ばれる。1950年放火により焼失したが，その後復原再建された。

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