Imperial Palace, Kyoto: outside the Shishinden compound looking through the secondary gate in the south-west corner of the compound towards the Shishinden Hall (Hall for State Ceremonies) Artist/Photographer Barr, John Country Japan City Kyoto Subject Date 1855 Image Date 2019 View Exterior Medium Digital image Library Reference Barr 19-02-02 Orientation Portrait Colour Info Black and white Credit John Barr / RIBA Collections Subject Courtyards ; Halls ; Gates ; Palaces ; Timber construction
NOTES: The present building dates from 1855, but attempts to reproduce the style of the original palace, which dates back to the 12th century. Like many wooden buildings in Japan, it was destroyed by fire and rebuilt several times over the course of its history.
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