Monuments: Monument 02: Pagoda & zen garden in Kyoto

This animation is part of my series “Monuments”, which shows part of the identity of monuments and memorable places. This voxel art is part of the identity of colorful city, ‘Kyoto’, which is in the Kansai region on the island of Honshu in Japan. It's famous for its numerous classical Buddhist temples, Pagodas , as well as zen gardens. In this monument, the identity of Japanese Pagodas and zen gardens is magnified:

1. The odd number of pagoda floors
2. The colors and the patterns.
3. The Indigenous architectural style of the classical Buddhist temples.
4. The Geographical location and the colorful landscape.
5. the vertical access of the pagodas is challenged.
6. As a main part of a zen garden, Sand raked into a round, spiral or rippled pattern represents the sea
7. Upright or vertical stones used to represent trees