Immerse yourself in Japanese history and art while exploring some of the ... Law," Hōryū-ji is a seminary and a monastery. The temple's pagoda is regarded as one of the oldest surviving wooden ...

The pagoda at Cishou Temple at Balizhuang (Eight Li Village) in Beijing's western suburbs was originally named Yong'anwanshou Pagoda (Pagoda of Lasting Peace and Longevity). Later it was called ...

The pagoda is about 50 meters tall, making it the second-tallest wooden pagoda in Japan after the one at Toji temple in Kyoto. It was originally built in 730 by order of Empress Komyo, and has ...

The thousand-year- old temple collapsed in the flood, but the towering pagoda survived and stood firm. The thirteen-storey brick structure, modeled after wooden counterparts, is 54.66 meters high.