No Cherry Blossom

Many years ago, before the international community developed the name 'World's Fair', major cities would host international exhibitions. During the late 1800's there was the London Exhibition for which the english built the famed Crystal Palace which subsequently burnt down. Then the french held the Paris exhibition and built the Eiffel Tower, then the Japanese held the Kyoto Exhibition and built a huge traditional temple complex called Heian Jingu.

The above photo is of a small part of Heian. The buildings are just 100 years old, but remain in a fully maintained state. I deliberately took this photo without any sakura in the foreground, because I wanted to see the unspoiled lines of this beautiful building. Click on the photo to see the detail, full sized.