Golden Pavilion

“	Increases the attack of ranged land units, the attack of hand units, the speed of all land units, or the hitpoints of all land units. Configure it to give bonuses to different things.	”
—In-game description

The Golden Pavilion is a wonder in Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties that is unique to the Japanese and can be built to advance into the next Age. It sends a shipment of Yumi Archers when built and enhances one of the stats of all military land units chosen by the player (see below), as well as containing advanced Arsenal technologies.

Shipments

3 Yumi Archers

6 Yumi Archers

10 Yumi Archers

16 Yumi Archers

Bonuses

+15% attack for melee infantry and cavalry

+15% attack for ranged infantry and cavalry

+10% hit points for land military units

+5% speed for land military units

Technologies

Technology	Cost	Effect
Flint Lock	200 wood 250 coin	Gunpowder infantry gets +10% hit points
Paper Cartridge	350 wood 350 coin	Gunpowder infantry gets +15% attack
Pillage	300 wood 350 coin	Heavy cavalry gets +25% siege attack
Professional Gunners	400 food 100 coin	Artillery gets +10% hit points

Further statistics

As the Golden Pavilion is unique to the Japanese, only technologies that they have access to are shown in the following table:

Building strengths and weaknesses
Strong vs.	Nothing
Weak vs.	Everything
Improvements
Hit points	Flying Buttress (+20%)

Home City Cards

As the Golden Pavilion is unique to the Japanese, only their cards and other civilizations' TEAM cards are shown in the following tables:

Click for a list of Home City Cards related to the Golden Pavilion

Green: TEAM Shipment that is sent to each player in a team

Indians

Card	Description	Age	HC level
TEAM Improved Buildings	Buildings get +25% hit points		10

Japanese

Card	Description	Age	HC level
File:Improved buildings.png Improved Buildings	Buildings get +40% hit points		10
Advanced Wonders	Wonders get +50% hit points and build time -25%		25

History

“

The Golden Pavilion Temple (Kinkaku-ji) is the name of the hall of relics at the temple grounds of Rokuon-ji. Aside from the basement floor, the whole pavilion is covered in pure gold leaf. Situated in Kinkakuji-chô, Kita-ku, near the Japanese city of Kyoto, The Golden Pavilion Temple was originally constructed in 1397 to serve as the retirement villa of the third Ashikaga Shogun, Yoshimitsu. Originally a luxurious estate owned by the Saionji clan, Yoshimitsu acquired the land after the clan’s influence declined.

The pavilion itself houses relics of the Buddha and serves as the centerpiece of the temple. The temple itself has been burned down multiple times during its rich and storied history, particularly during the Onin War (1467-1477). The temple burned down again later by an insane monk, which later became the subject of a film entitled "The Temple of the Golden Pavilion".

Rokuon-ji, the temple proper, features more than the glinting structure of Kinkaku-ji. Lush gardens and a mirror pond accentuate the Zen quality of the location.

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Gallery

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