calendar>>November 26. 2011 Juch 100 |
Pohyon Temple's 13-storeyed Pagoda
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Pyongyang, November 26 (KCNA) -- A 13-storeyed octagonal pagoda, erected in the late period of Koryo kingdom (918-1392), has been preserved in the Pohyon Temple in Mt. Myohyang, one of the famous mountains of Korea. The granite-made pagoda is 8.58 meters high and its 13-storey body 6.58 meters high. Each side of the octagonal stylobate is 1.2 meters long. The three-storey stylobate is patterned with lotus flowers. The pagoda is capped with a bronze decoration. The pagoda has 104 windbells tied with eaves of the roof. It is one of the cultural heritages of the nation. |
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