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Pagodas

Tsui Sing Lau Pagoda

Hong Kong’s lone surviving ancient pagoda dates back to the 14th century.

Washington, D.C.

Japanese Pagoda

A centuries-old stone pagoda from Japan stands among cherry trees beside the National Mall Tidal Basin.

Zhong County, China

Shibaozhai

This majestic twelve-story wooden pagoda built into the side of a divine hill was saved from the Three Gorges Dam.

Ikebukuro Shimento Pagoda

Dedicated to the victims of a phantom slasher, this memorial is claimed by some to be the source of a deadly curse.

Chicago, Illinois

Ping Tom Memorial Park

A hidden oasis just north of Chicago's Chinatown.

Palazzina Cinese

This palace offers an 18th-century European take on Chinese design and architecture.

Kamakura, Japan

Jinde

A mysterious, perhaps haunted plot of land, untouched by modern development.

Alishan, Taiwan

Pagoda of the Tree Spirit

A monument to placate the spirits of an ancient forest.

Shanghai, China

Longhua Temple

A temple complex has existed on this site since the third century.

Bunhwangsa

Gyeongju, South Korea

Bunhwangsa

This grand temple complex from the Old Silla era of Korea is home to a stone pagoda that was build in the 7th century.

Palsangjeon

Songnisan, South Korea

Palsangjeon

The only wooden pagoda remaining in South Korea is part of a Buddhist temple that was established in the year 553.

Sinsedong Seven-story Brick Pagoda

Andong, South Korea

Sinsedong Seven-Story Brick Pagoda

The largest and oldest brick pagoda in Korea.

Gurye-gun, South Korea

Stone Pagoda of Hwaeomsa

An unusual pagoda design in in the northwestern part of Hwaeomsa Temple.

Wongaksa pagoda is encased in a protective glass structure in Tapgol Park.

Seoul, South Korea

Wongaksa Pagoda

This pagoda was once the central feature of a Buddhist temple that no longer exists.

Ruiguang Tower

The earliest pagoda built in the beautiful Panmen Scenic Area of Suzhou.

Mya Thein Tan Pagoda

Min Kun, Myanmar

Mya Thein Tan Pagoda

This magnificent white pagoda was constructed to resemble a sacred Buddhist mountain.

Shuangta, Twin Pagodas seen from the relic site

Luohanyuan Shuangta (Twin Pagodas)

Two nearly identical Chinese pagodas stand side by side, along with ancient stone relics.

A "mirror pool" below a volcanic flange in the Gulf of California.

Found: Hot Pink ‘Pagodas’ at the Bottom of the Sea

A deep-sea expedition uncovers a candy-colored oasis off the Gulf of California.

Sabrina Imbler April 5, 2019