architecture

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shrine gate
鳥居 torii


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The gate at the entrance or on certain places in the area of a shrine is called a torii. It represents the division between the everyday world and the sacred world and is at the same time the symbol of a Shintô shrine. There used to be four styles of constructions - usually made out of wood. Today there are also torii made of stone, copper or even concrete.

                                                                                                                                      
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ise style

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ryôbu style

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myôjin style

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shimmei style

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torii aesthetics

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