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*The main Niô-mon temple gate was constructed c. [[1637]]-[[1644]], in emulation of the "Japanese" (''wayô'') style of the [[Heian period]].<ref>The term ''wayô'' (lit. "Japanese style") was coined in the [[Kamakura period]] to refer to the architectural styles introduced from China in the [[Nara period]] and which had now become rather traditional and nativized, in contrast to the more newly introduced, and thus more foreign-seeming Chinese styles of architecture (''karayô'') introduced alongside [[Zen]]. See: "[http://www.aisf.or.jp/~jaanus/deta/w/wayou.htm Wayou]," JAANUS.</ref>
*The main Niô-mon temple gate was constructed c. [[1637]]-[[1644]], in emulation of the "Japanese" (''wayô'') style of the [[Heian period]].<ref>The term ''wayô'' (lit. "Japanese style") was coined in the [[Kamakura period]] to refer to the architectural styles introduced from China in the [[Nara period]] and which had now become rather traditional and nativized, in contrast to the more newly introduced, and thus more foreign-seeming Chinese styles of architecture (''karayô'') introduced alongside [[Zen]]. See: "[http://www.aisf.or.jp/~jaanus/deta/w/wayou.htm Wayou]," JAANUS.</ref>
*The main ''garan'' is protected by a Shinto shrine known as Kushô Myôjin. It consists of four sections: the ''shaden'', ''honden'' (Main Hall), and ''sayuden'' (Left and Right Halls). Built c. 1641-1644, it enshrines nine Shinto deities, including those of Kamo, Hiyoshi, and Yawata.
*The temple's ''Kondô'' (Golden Hall) was originally constructed in the Keichô era (1596-1615) as part of the Kyoto Imperial Palace; it was relocated to the Ninna-ji compound sometime in the Kan'ei era (1624-1644), and is today a National Treasure, as a precious surviving example of ''shishinden'' (imperial palace) architecture. Sculptures of [[Amida]] and of the [[Shitenno|Four Heavenly Kings]] are among the chief objects of worship housed within the hall.
*The Mie-dô also dates to the Kan'ei period and has been designated an Important Cultural Property. It incorporates elements of the Seiryô-den from the Kyoto Imperial Palace from the Keichô era, and enshrines sculptures of [[Kukai|Kôbô Daishi]], Emperor Uda, and Prince Dainisei Shôshin. Elements of the design, including cypress bark roof shingles, are intended to resemble the temple where Kôbô Daishi once lived.
*A five-story pagoda also dates to [[1644]], and stands 36.18 meters tall. Like the famous pagoda at [[Toji|Tô-ji]], it maintains roughly the same width across its entire height, rather than tapering towards the top.
*The temple's Shiro Shoin ("white study") was built in [[1890]] to serve as a temporary ''shinden'' ("palace") following the destruction of the ''goten'' ("palace") in a fire in [[1887]]. A new ''shinden'' was built afterwards, and this structure was then renamed the Shiro Shoin. A series of ''[[fusuma]]'' (sliding screen) paintings decorating the walls of the ''[[shoin]]'' depicting pine trees are by ''[[Nihonga]]'' painter Fukunaga Seihan, and date to 1937.
*The temple's Shiro Shoin ("white study") was built in [[1890]] to serve as a temporary ''shinden'' ("palace") following the destruction of the ''goten'' ("palace") in a fire in [[1887]]. A new ''shinden'' was built afterwards, and this structure was then renamed the Shiro Shoin. A series of ''[[fusuma]]'' (sliding screen) paintings decorating the walls of the ''[[shoin]]'' depicting pine trees are by ''[[Nihonga]]'' painter Fukunaga Seihan, and date to 1937.
*The new ''shinden'' was built in [[1909]]-1914, and is considered a notable example of post-[[Meiji period]] wooden architecture. It is built in ''[[hinoki]]'' from the Kiso Imperial Forests, and is thatched with cedar shingles. It faces a pond garden to the north, and a dry garden to the south, and contains three rooms, the Jôdan, Chûdan, and Gedan. These are decorated with paintings by [[Hara Zaisen]], including one set depicting [[sakura|cherry blossoms]] and the [[Aoi Matsuri]] on the reverse side; other paintings in the ''shinden'' include images of Emperor Uda, and of a mountain stream. One such wall painting hides a secret room, known as the ''musha-kakushi'' (warrior hiding), a traditional symbolic room which theoretically could have held hidden Imperial guards, but was not actually used.
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