Sakyamuni Pagoda of Fogong Temple, well known as the Wooden Pagoda of Yingxian County, is located in Yingxian County, north ...

Sakyamuni Pagoda of Fogong Temple in Yingxian County, north China's Shanxi Province. Sakyamuni Pagoda of Fogong Temple, well ...

Sakyamuni Pagoda of Fogong Temple in Yingxian County, north China's Shanxi Province. Sakyamuni Pagoda of Fogong Temple, well ...

A great number of cultural relics were also excavated from this underground palace, including gold and silver ware, porcelain, glassware and wood carvings. Since this pagoda was reconstructed ...

The pagoda itself functions as a temple, making it a “vertical monastery” — or, as its name suggests, “The Palace of Buddha.” ...

Sakyamuni Pagoda of Fogong Temple in Yingxian County, north China's Shanxi Province. Sakyamuni Pagoda of Fogong Temple, well known as the Wooden Pagoda of Yingxian County, was built in the year 1056 ...

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 statues were meticulously carved from single blocks of jackfruit wood, and remain in their original condition, with no ...