Silver Pavilion

Japanese: 銀閣 - ぎんかく

In the mid-Muromachi period, the eighth shogun, Ashikaga Yoshimasa, built a mountain villa in Higashiyama, Kyoto. After Yoshimasa's death, the villa was turned into a temple, which became Jisho-ji Temple. The Ginkakuji Temple is the Kannon Hall of Jisho-ji Temple, which was completed in 1489. The building combines a Buddhist hall and a shoin-style residence. The temple also contains Togu-do, Yoshimasa's personal Buddhist hall. The villa, along with its garden, is a good example of the Higashiyama culture.

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

Japanese:

室町中期，８代将軍足利義政が京都東山に造った山荘内の建物
山荘は義政の死後寺院とし，慈照寺となった。銀閣はこの慈照寺の観音殿をいい，1489年の完成。仏殿と書院造の住宅が結合した建築。寺内には義政の持仏堂である東求堂 (とうぐどう) もある。仏間と同仁斎 (どうじんさい) と呼ばれる書院などからなり，その庭園とともに東山文化の趣向をよく表している。

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