應天門（樓門）
Otenmon Gate (Romon)
A two-tiered gate, the ends of its roofs curving upward, stands at the back of a wide, empty stretch of ground. It is the main gate of Heian Shrine and is now an Important Cultural Property of Japan.
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Roughly the lower half of the picture is flat ground. Beyond it, the gate stands in the center, with trees running off to the left and right. On the gate's lower story, dark vertical lines that appear to be pillars stand in a row. At the far left, one tree stands out darker than the rest. The whole photo has a pale sepia tone.
Heian Shrine was founded in Okazaki, Kyoto, in 1895 to enshrine Emperor Kanmu, 1,100 years after the capital moved to Heian-kyo. Its buildings are modeled on the Chodoin of Heian-kyo, and the Otenmon in the photo serves as the shrine's main gate.
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- Source title
- 『平安神宮写真帖』（大正6年）
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- National Diet Library, Japan
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- Copyright expired (public domain)
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- Taken
- 109+ years ago
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