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Zhengding, Shijiazhuang Prefecture, Province Hebei Lingxiao Ta Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127 AD) 1045 AD, Ŧ Renzong (1022-1063 AD) |
Comments: The brick base of this 42 m high, nine-stories pagoda ends after the 4th floor, as the rest is a purely wooden construction. Nine wooden tiers of eaves encircle the octagonal frame of the struc- ture. In the center of the pagoda stands a large supporting column. |
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