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Songjiang Square Pagoda

People's Republic of China

The 186th tallest tower in the world

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The Songjiang Square Pagoda or Songjiang Fangta, officially the Xingshengjiao Temple Pagoda, is a Buddhist pagoda in the old town of Songjiang in suburban Shanghai. Originally built in the 11th century, it is the only structure remaining from the Xingshengjiao Temple, and is now enclosed in the Fangta Park. The 9-story pagoda is 48.5 meters (159 ft) tall, and it has become Songjiang's most famous landmark.

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

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