Pagoda

Connected Sites: 25

A religious building of the Far East, especially a multistory Buddhist tower, erected as a memorial or shrine. Pagodas included are remarkable because of age, height, design or historical importance.

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Connected Sites

Kathmandu Valley
Inscribed: 1979
3.83
217
9
Nyatapola Pagoda (Bhaktapur) - (Brick, Wood) - Five Stories (30 Meters); Malla Dynasty
Hué
Hué
Viet Nam
Inscribed: 1993
3.30
306
7
Thien Mu Pagoda (Brick) - Seven Stories (21 Meters); Nguyen Dynasty
Gyeongju
Gyeongju
Republic of Korea
Inscribed: 2000
3.29
177
14
Bunhwangsa Pagoda (Stone-Brick)
Seokguram Grotto and Bulguksa Temple
Inscribed: 1995
3.32
166
10
Seokgatap Pagoda (Stone) - Three Stories (8.2 Meters); Silla Dynasty *Dabotap Pagoda (Stone) - Three Stories (10.4 Meters); Silla Dynast
Horyu-ji Area
Inscribed: 1993
3.29
188
10
Gojunoto Pagoda (Wood) - Five Stories (32.45 Meters); Asuka Period
Mount Wutai
Inscribed: 2009
3.56
63
4
Zushi Pagoda (Stone) - Three Story (6 Meters); Northern Wei Dynasty
Dengfeng
Inscribed: 2010
3.36
95
5
Songyue Pagoda (Brick) - Twelve Stories (40 Meters); Northern Wei Dynasty *Pagoda Forest - 241 Pagodas (Brick, Stone) - Ten Stories And Below; Tang To Qing Dynasty
West Lake
Inscribed: 2011
3.31
197
6
Baochu Pagoda (Brick, Stone) - Seven Stories (45 Meters); Song Dynasty *Liuhe Pagoda (Wood, Brick) - Thirteen Stories (59.89 Meters); Song Dynasty
Ancient Kyoto
Inscribed: 1994
4.45
460
19
Toji - Highest Wooden Pagoda In Japan
Ancient Nara
Inscribed: 1998
4.00
380
14
Kofukuji - Second Highest Pagoda In Japan, Yakushiji Is Well Known For Its Frozen Music Pagoda
Kii Mountain Range
Inscribed: 2004
3.56
144
7
Koyasan - Konpon Daito, The Main Pagoda Of The Area
Nikko
Nikko
Japan
Inscribed: 1999
3.73
222
10
Five Story Pagoda At Toshogu Shrine Entrance
Mount Emei, including Leshan Giant Buddha
Inscribed: 1996
3.71
133
6
The Lingbao (Or Lingyin) Pagoda On The Lingbao Peak Dates From The 9th Centurv. Lt Is Built In Brick And Rises To 38 Meters, With Thirteen Stories. - Ab Document
Lushan National Park
Inscribed: 1996
2.91
65
3
Construction Of The Seven-Storey Brick West Grove Pagoda Began Around Ad 730, During The Jin Dynasty.- Ab Document
Yungang Grottoes
Inscribed: 2001
3.93
125
3
Stone Carving Pagodas In Caves 1 And 21
Haeinsa Temple
Haeinsa Temple
Republic of Korea
Inscribed: 1995
3.44
111
9
Janggyeong Panjeon, The Depositories Of The Tripitaka Koreana Woodblocks (Jeongjungtap) "Three-Story Pagoda Of The Silla Period(57 B.C.-A.D. 935) Believed To Have Been Built In The Ninth Century. About 6m Tall, It Is One Of The Largest Extant Pagodas Of The Period." - Cultural Heritage Administration Of Korea (Cha)
Mountain Resort, Chengde
Inscribed: 1994
3.54
89
4
A 70 M Tall Stone Chinese Pagoda, One Of The Tallest In China, Built In The Year 1751 During The Reign Of The Qianlong Emperor
Itsukushima Shrine
Inscribed: 1996
3.55
253
11
Goju-No-To Pagoda
Sun Temple, Konarak
Inscribed: 1984
3.61
54
6
Also Known As Black Pagoda: The Temple Was Used As A Navigational Point By European Sailors. They Referred To It As The 'Black Pagoda' Due To Its Dark Colour And Its Magnetic Power That Drew Ships Into The Shore And Caused Shipwrecks
See Articles.Timesofindia.Indiatimes.Com
Trang An
Trang An
Viet Nam
Inscribed: 2014
3.45
154
6
Nhat Tru Pagoda With Its Buddhist Scriptures Carved On The Temple's Stone Pillars In The 10th Century (Ab Ev)
Baekje Historic Areas
Baekje Historic Areas
Republic of Korea
Inscribed: 2015
2.42
83
8
Mireuksa Jiseoktap (National Treasure 11), Built In 639 Ad Is The Largest (And Oldest) Stone Pagoda In Korea. “The Stone Pagoda At The Mireuksa Temple Site Was The Prototype Of Korean Stone Pagodas And The First Structure Built With Granite – Which Is Hard To Work With, But Exceptionally Durable – To Express The Architectural Style Of Wooden Pagodas Built With Materials That Were Easy To Process. The Construction Of This Stone Pagoda Laid The Foundation For Baekje’S Transformation Into “The Nation Of Stone Pagodas.” - Nomination File
Sansa, Buddhist Mountain Monasteries
Inscribed: 2018
2.99
82
4
"Beopjusa Contains A Large Multi-Story Wooden Pavilion Which Is The Largest In Korea. Although More Common In Other Parts Of East Asia, There Are Few Extant Examples Of This Kind Of Architecture In Korea." - Icomos; "Palsangjeon Pagoda Of Beopjusa Temple Is The Tallest Among The Pagodas In Korea And Only Wooden Pagoda Remaining Today, Making It An Invaluable Part Of Korean Cultural And Historical Heritage." - Cultural Heritage Administration Of Korea
Bagan
Bagan
Myanmar
Inscribed: 2019
4.44
160
6
Quanzhou
Inscribed: 2021
3.40
65
4
Wanshou Pagoda, Liusheng Pagoda
Si Thep
Si Thep
Thailand
Inscribed: 2023
2.48
27
5
"Khao Klang Nok Ancient Monument ... Is The Largest Dvaravati Pagoda In Thailand, Square In Plan, Seventy Metres By Seventy Metres With A Large Central Pagoda On Top." (Ab Ev)