Pizhi Pagoda

Pizhi Pagoda
Pizhi Pagoda, 54 m (177 ft) in height, built by 1063
Religion
AffiliationBuddhism
Location
CountryShandong province, China
Pizhi Pagoda is located in Shandong
Pizhi Pagoda
Lingyan Temple, Changqing, near Jinan, Shandong province, China
Pizhi Pagoda is located in China
Pizhi Pagoda
Pizhi Pagoda (China)
Geographic coordinates36°21′48″N 116°58′40″E / 36.36332°N 116.97768°E / 36.36332; 116.97768
Architecture
FounderEmperor Xuanzong of Tang
Completed753

The Pizhi Pagoda (Chinese: ; pinyin: Pìzhī Tǎ) is an 11th-century Chinese pagoda located at Lingyan Temple, Changqing, near Jinan, Shandong province, China. Although originally built in 753 during the reign of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang (r. 712–756), the present pagoda is a Song dynasty reconstruction from 1056 until 1063, during the last reigning years of Emperor Renzong of Song (r. 1022–1063). This octagonal-based, nine-story-tall, brick-and-stone pagoda stands at a height of 54 m (177 ft).[1]

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