Geku, Ise-Jingu Temples

Shinto Shrine, constructed in 477 C.E., in Ise, Mie Prefecture, Japan. Shimmel architectural style; beginning in 690 C.E., the Ise Temples are demolished every 20 years, and rebuilt in replica on the adjacent alternate sites.

Elevation is c. 8 meters (28 feet) above sea level.

Materials of Construction: Wood structual elements, thatch roof.

Data for CG model:
1. Tange, Kenzo and Kawazoe, Noburo, 1965. ISE, Prototype of Japanese Architecture, (photographs by Yushio Watanabe), The MIT Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
2. Coaldrake, William H, 1996. Architecture and Authority in Japan, Routledge, London-New York.
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