| Songyue Pagoda | |
|---|---|
嵩岳寺塔 | |
 The Pagoda in 2015 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Buddhism |
| Location | |
| Country | Dengfeng, Zhengzhou, Henan |
  Location in Henan | |
| Geographic coordinates | 34°30′06″N 113°00′57″E / 34.50167°N 113.01583°E |
The Songyue Pagoda (Chinese: 嵩岳寺塔; pinyin: Sōngyuè sìtǎ), constructed in 523 CE, is located at the Songyue Monastery on Mount Song, in Henan province, China.[1] Built during the Northern Wei Dynasty, this pagoda is one of the few intact sixth-century pagodas in China and is also the earliest known Chinese brick pagoda.[1] Most structures from that period were made of wood and have not survived, although ruins of rammed earth fortifications still exist.[2][3] In 2010, the Pagoda was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List along with other nearby monuments as part of the 'Historic Monuments of Dengfeng in “The Centre of Heaven and Earth”' site. [4]
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