Title
Heian Shrine
Publisher
Lawrence Technological University
Date Created
September 11, 2015
Alternative Title or Name
Heian Jingū
Creator2
O’Connor, Thomas (photograph)
Work Type
open spaces
Date
April, 1972
Work Location
Japan (nation)
Kyoto (inhabited place)
Style/Period
Heian
Subject
Japanese gardens
shrines (structures)
Shinto
Description
View of one of the gardens at Heian Shrine in Kyoto, Japan. "The purpose of the garden was not to create a Heian period pleasure garden but to provide a large area where visitors could stroll after worshiping at the shrine. Construction of the gardens designed by Ogawa [Jihei] was begun in 1894 and completed in 1913, the second year of the Showa period. The fourth garden, south of the West Garden, is the Heian Garden (or South Garden). Completed in 1968, it features plants mentioned in Heian period literature, such as the Tale of the Genji,"--The Art of the Japanese Garden, by David Young, Michiko Young.
Reproduction Type
jpeg
Copyright Statement
©2013 Lawrence Technological University. These images may be used for personal or educational purposes. They are not available for commercial purposes without the explicit permission of LTU.
ID Number
LTU-TOJ-991