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Byōdō-in

Byōdō-in - Credit: Wikimedia Commons

is a Buddhist temple in the city of Uji in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan, built in the late Heian period.Asian Historical Architecture: Byōdō-in. It is jointly a temple of the Jōdo-shū (Pure Land) and Tendai-shū sects. Read more on Wikipedia

• type: religious building
• date from: 1052
• official website: http://www.byodoin.or.jp/

Source: en.wikipedia.org