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Leifeng Pagoda

People's Republic of China

The 186th tallest tower in the world

m

The Leifeng Pagoda is a five-story, eight-sided tower located on Sunset Hill south of West Lake in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China. Originally constructed in the year AD 975, it collapsed in 1924 but was rebuilt in 2002. Since then, it has become a popular tourist attraction. A view of the original pagoda at dusk was one of the famous Ten Scenes of West Lake and it was notable for featuring as a location in the Legend of the White Snake.

Building data from Wikidata (CC0); heights normalised. Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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