The upgraded plaza builds on the restoration of the 109-year-old pagoda completed in 2022, the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department said in a news release. The plaza is the work of ...

Its varied roles as a royal retreat, landscaped park, exotic plant collection ... it’s fitting to remember Sir William Chambers (1723–96), the creator of the great Pagoda and a major figure in the ...

Construction of the pagoda is estimated to have been between 1100 and 1120 towards the end of the Liao Dynasty. The octagonal pagoda, 57.8 meters tall, was erected on a square platform.

NARA--The first story of the five-story pagoda of Kofukuji temple, a UNESCO World Heritage site here, is now open for public viewing until Oct. 16. It will be the last chance to see the central ...