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Honpukuji is known as the "Water Temple" for reasons that become obvious when you see it. Approaching it you see a fairly standard-looking temple, but a sign directs you up a path that leads behind to where you must pass through a corridor of two curved, plain concrete walls with a floor of white gravel.


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A Hall Infused with Vermillion Light The interior of the temple is entered by descending a stairway that cuts through the center of the pool of water. Water Temple (1989) by Tadao Ando.


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T.Ando. The Temple, originally for the Shingon Buddhist Sect, is approached from a long uphill path traversing the original temple compound and cemetery. One is then directed, indirectly, through a simple series of two gesturing white-washed concrete walls of light and shadow that eventually lead one to what seems like a pool of water.


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Water Temple Awaji Island, Japan Tadao Ando 1 of 15 Few of Tadao Ando's projects represent the architect's contribution to Japanese culture better than his Water Temple: more than a building, it is a sensorial experience representing a radical change in the age-old tradition of Japanese temple architecture


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City Higashiura Country Japan Photographer Mitsuo Matsuoka HU The temple of Water, the main one of Ninnaji Shingon, the oldest branch of tantric Buddhism in Japan, rests on a hill with views over Osaka Bay. The project proposes a sensory experience, a shift from the ordinary world to the sacred space.


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Archeetect - 20 January 2023 Architect: Tadao Ando Location: Hyogo, Japan Construction year: 1990-1991 Structure material: Reinforced Concrete Architectural style: Minimalist architecture Water Temple, designed by famous Japanese architect Tadao Ando in 1989, is an exceptional example of minimalistic and contemplative architecture.


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The Water Temple is an excellent example of Ando's re-interpretation of the Japanese aesthetic. Surrounded by Awaji countryside of rice fields and bamboo woods, it blends into the setting. The first sign you are approaching a building is when you see a high concrete wall. A small red torii at one end signifies that this is a spiritual place.


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Honpukuji - the Water Temple. Awaji Island is home to two treasures of modern architecture designed by Tadao Ando and built in the decade following the Great Hanshin Earthquake centered on the island. They are Yumebutai, a sprawling hotel/conference center/garden, and Honpukuji, the Water Temple. I visited the Water Temple in March 2016.


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Water Temple Hyogo Japan by Tadao Ando Water Temple (Shingonshu Honpukuji) 1310, Ura Higashiura-cho, Hyougo-ken (Awaji Island) Tsuna-gun Hyogo Japan Tadao Ando 1991 The Temple, originally for the Shingon Buddhist Sect, is approached from a long uphill path traversing the original temple compound and cemetery.


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The Temple is located in Awaji Island.The Water Temple in Awaji Island can be reached from long uphill path traversing the original temple compound and cemet.


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Water Temple designed by Tadao Ando was completed in 1991. I've visited the temple in October 2010. It was one of the most peaceful and quiet places I've eve.


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The Water Temple is the residence of Ninnaji Shingon, the oldest sect of Tantric Buddhism in Japan, founded in 815. Few projects of Tadao Ando are better than this work; the architect's contribution to the culture of their country.


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" Tadao Ando Tadao Ando Tadao Ando was born in 1941 in Osaka, Japan, and first studied as a boxer and a fighter, while living with his great grandmother. While on a high school trip to Tokyo, the young Ando stumbled across Frank Lloyd Wright's Imperial Hotel, and he was instantly struck by the power of architecture.


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The Temple of Water is located in the ancient city of Hompukuji, located in the northern part of the island of Awaji in Japan, and is present in a landscape dominated by hills and partially integrated without having its own identity.


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Serving as the residence for the oldest sect of Tantric Buddhism in Japan, the Water Temple is considered one of Tadao Ando's most striking achievements. An oval of concrete encloses a lake of lotus flowers, which are symbols of heaven, with a set of stairs leading to its reflective surface.


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Pulitzer Arts Foundation is an art museum in St. Louis, Missouri, that presents special exhibitions and public programs.Known informally as the Pulitzer, the museum is located at 3716 Washington Boulevard in the Grand Center Arts District.The building is designed by the internationally renowned Japanese architect Tadao Ando.Admission to the museum is free.