Kinkakuji (Golden Pavilion), Kyoto, Japan
The Golden Pavilion reflecting in its mirror pond is one of those images that holds up in person — the gold leaf really does burn in winter light. What this photo can't tell you is that the original burned down in 1950 when a novice monk set fire to it. The rebuilt version is arguably better maintained than the original ever was. © Oren Rozen, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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