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Kiyomizu-dera, otherwise known as the ‘Temple of the Pure Water Spring’, is a Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan. Founded in 778 CE, the main hall (Hondo) was added in 798 CE and the Koyasu pagoda in the early 17th century CE.
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