The Golden Pavilion that tourists see in Kyoto is younger than the Eiffel Tower.

1397 · 1889 · 1955 · apart: 558 years

The 1397 original was burned by a monk in 1950, and today's building dates from 1955, 66 years after the tower.

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• Kinkaku-ji, the Golden Pavilion1397 · Kyoto. Shogun Ashikaga Yoshimitsu built a villa whose upper floors are covered in gold leaf; after his death it became a temple. In 1950 a young monk burned it down; the pavilion seen today was rebuilt in 1955.

14th century · 19th century · 20th century

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