Karamon gate Nijo castle, with gilded architaectural features.
RMID:Image ID:JBKN98
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Trevor Chriss / Alamy Stock PhotoImage ID:
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5923 x 3954 px | 50.1 x 33.5 cm | 19.7 x 13.2 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
19 April 2017Location:
Nijo Castle, Nakagyo Ward, Kyoto Prefecture, JapanMore information:
The karamon or karakado is a type of gate seen in Japanese architecture. It is characterized by the usage of karahafu, an undulating bargeboard peculiar to Japan. Karamon are often used at the entrances of Japanese castles, Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines, and have historically been a symbol of authority.