- The Iron Pagoda (Chinese: 鐵塔) of Youguo Temple (佑國寺), Kaifeng City, Henan province, is a Chinese pagoda built in 1049.
- The Iron Pagoda gained its name due to its durability, and it has survived earthquakes and other natural disasters over centuries.
- Standing at a height of 55.88 meters with eight sides and thirteen stories, the Iron Pagoda exhibits a majestic and elegant appearance.
- The color of the bricks resemble iron and so the pagoda become known as the Iron Pagoda (鐵塔).When viewed from afar the pagoda has...
- Located in the Iron Pagoda Park in the northeast part of the Kaifeng City, the Iron Pagoda is called as the First Pagoda under Heaven by people for its exquisite architectural...
- As the main hue is reddish brown, the pagoda looks like iron from afar and has thus been called the Iron Pagoda for hundreds of years.
- La pagoda de Hierro, construida en 1049 durante la Dinastía Song, con dougongs articulados y campanas de viento bajo los aleros.
- The Iron Pagoda with its densely stacked multiple storeys looks taller than the Yingxian Wooden Pagoda (at 67.3 meters).
- It, together with Chongjue Temple Pagoda andXinglong Temple Pagoda, is known as one of the Three Tall Iron Pagodas in China.
- Not as its name implies, Iron Pagoda was not built with iron but bricks and wood; it was once named "Pagoda of Kaibao Temple" because the temple once...
