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    The Iron Pagoda (Chinese: 鐵塔) of Youguo Temple (佑國寺), Kaifeng City, Henan province, is a Chinese pagoda built in 1049. The pagoda is so-named not because...
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    A pagoda is a tiered tower with multiple eaves common to Thailand, Cambodia, Nepal, China, Japan, Korea, Myanmar, Vietnam, and other parts of Asia. Most...
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    architecture of the Song dynasty (960–1279) was noted for its towering Buddhist pagodas, enormous stone and wooden bridges, lavish tombs, and extravagant palaces...
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  • original temple dates back to 256, under the Eastern Wu (222–280). The Iron Pagoda was first built in 825 by Li Deyu, the Duke of Wei in the early Tang...
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    Youguo Temple (category Pagodas in China)
    built during the Song dynasty (960–1279 CE). The design features the Iron Pagoda towering in the center of the complex, in a style that flourished in...
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    bridges and buildings built with cast iron failed when misused. Cast iron was used as early as the 9th century in pagoda construction in Tang dynasty China...
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    Station of Guangzhou Metro. Mahavira Palace Yifa Pagoda Yifa Pagoda West Iron Pagoda West Iron Pagoda Chinese Buddhism List of Buddhist temples Six Banyan...
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    stories. Some of the most famous are the Iron Pagoda built in 1049 during the Northern Song and the Liuhe Pagoda built in 1165 during the Southern Song...
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    nostalgic memoir of the city of Kaifeng. In 1049, the Youguosi Pagoda (佑國寺塔) – or Iron Pagoda as it is called today – was constructed measuring 54.7 m (179 ft)...
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    "iron pagoda" cavalry from the scroll painting Ruiyingtu, Song dynasty Jurchen "iron pagoda" cavalry Ming dynasty copy of the painting depicting "iron...
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