Mihashira Torii

Mihashira Torii at Yamato, Gifu

Mihashira Torii or Mitsubashira Torii (三柱鳥居, Three-pillar Torii) also known as sankaku torii (三角鳥居) are a type of torii gate found in Shinto architecture. They are a triangle of connected Torii. They may have been built by early Japanese Christians to represent the Holy Trinity.[1]

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  1. ↑ "mihashira torii　三柱鳥居." JAANUS. Retrieved on May 31, 2009.
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