Brazil Travel Blog » Kinkaku-ji http://www.braziltravelblog.com An independent travel blog with information on Brazil Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:40:46 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Brazil in pictures: Kinkaku-ji temple http://www.braziltravelblog.com/2008/07/18/kinkaku-ji-temple/ http://www.braziltravelblog.com/2008/07/18/kinkaku-ji-temple/#comments Fri, 18 Jul 2008 10:26:24 +0000 Tony http://www.braziltravelblog.com/?p=517 Tony Gálvez. Read the original at http://www.braziltravelblog.com/2008/07/18/kinkaku-ji-temple/. If you find this text at a location other than the Brazil Travel Blog it is an unauthorized use of the blog material.

No I haven’t lost my mind, you have read it correctly, there is a real-size replica of UNESCO World Heritage Kinkaku-ji temple near São Paulo. The Atlantic rainforest near Itapecerica da Serra, 40 km from the centre of São Paulo, is host to this outstanding construction.

templo Kinkaku-ji

The temple was finished in 1974, and today is home to the ashes of those who chose the temple as their final resting place.

templo Kinkaku-ji

There is no public transportation to the temple, set in what is known as the Vale dos Templos (Valley of the Temples). A smaller Enko-ji temple sits nearby.

templo Enko-Ji

Click here to see the location of the temple in Google Maps.

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