The 34-meter-tall pagoda, a national treasure built in the early eighth century, had been taken apart for renovations for the first time in about a century, removing the historical attraction from ...

In fact, the original purpose for building the pagoda was to provide a high position for the garrison troops to watch the enemy's activities. That was why it was made so tall. The multistoreyed ...

NARA--Kofukuji temple, a UNESCO World Heritage site here, will offer a rare chance for the public to view the interior of its five-story pagoda ... The current 50-meter-tall tower was rebuilt ...

Located outside Guang'anmen in Beijing, it is one of the earliest tall buildings in the ancient capital, a valuable memento of the Liao Dynasty. Construction of the pagoda is estimated to have ...

A 20-meter-tall Maitreya Buddha statue in the Mekong Delta has been recognized as one of the world's most impressive giant Buddha statues by British travel magazine Wanderlust. The 250-ton statue is ...