Pagoda

Connected Sites: 28

Definition
A religious building of the Far East, especially a multistory Buddhist tower, erected as a memorial or shrine. Pagodas included are remarkable because of age, height, design or historical importance.

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Connected Sites

  • Hué
    Hué
    Viet Nam
    Inscribed: 1993
    3.30
    239
    7
    Thien Mu Pagoda (brick) - seven stories (21 meters); Nguyen Dynasty
  • Seokguram Grotto and Bulguksa Temple
    Inscribed: 1995
    3.32
    140
    10
    Seokgatap Pagoda (stone) - three stories (8.2 meters); Silla Dynasty *Dabotap Pagoda (stone) - three stories (10.4 meters); Silla Dynast
  • Ancient Kyoto
    Inscribed: 1994
    4.44
    351
    20
    Toji - Highest wooden pagoda in Japan
  • Trang An
    Trang An
    Viet Nam
    Inscribed: 2014
    3.45
    129
    6
    Nhat Tru Pagoda with its Buddhist scriptures carved on the temple's stone pillars in the 10th century (AB ev)
  • Quanzhou
    Inscribed: 2021
    3.40
    59
    4
    Wanshou Pagoda, Liusheng Pagoda
  • Kathmandu Valley
    Inscribed: 1979
    3.81
    162
    10
    Nyatapola Pagoda (Bhaktapur) - (brick, wood) - five stories (30 meters); Malla Dynasty
  • Sun Temple, Konarak
    Inscribed: 1984
    3.61
    35
    6
    Also known as Black Pagoda: the temple was used as a navigational point by European sailors. They referred to it as the 'Black Pagoda' due to its dark colour and its magnetic power that drew ships into the shore and caused shipwrecks
    See articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com
  • Horyu-ji Area
    Inscribed: 1993
    3.30
    154
    10
    Gojunoto Pagoda (wood) - five stories (32.45 meters); Asuka period
  • Mount Kumgang
    Mount Kumgang
    Korea (DPR)
    Inscribed: 2025
    3.48
    8
    1
    "Uninterrupted vistas from Mt. Kumgang's ridgetops to the coastline attest to the intimate relationship of the property to the sea." - IUCN Evaluation
    See en.wikipedia.org
  • Yen Tu
    Yen Tu
    Viet Nam
    Inscribed: 2025
    1.87
    11
    2

    Vinh Nghiem Pagoda, Con Son Pagoda and many others
  • Cambodian Memorial Sites
    Inscribed: 2025
    2.45
    96
    4
    in Choeung Ek to keep more than 5,000 skulls of the victims placed in the stupa
  • Yungang Grottoes
    Inscribed: 2001
    3.93
    96
    3
    Stone carving pagodas in caves 1 and 21
  • West Lake
    Inscribed: 2011
    3.30
    140
    6
    Baochu Pagoda (brick, stone) - seven stories (45 meters); Song Dynasty *Liuhe Pagoda (wood, brick) - thirteen stories (59.89 meters); Song Dynasty
  • Si Thep
    Si Thep
    Thailand
    Inscribed: 2023
    2.48
    27
    5
    "Khao Klang Nok ancient monument ... is the largest Dvaravati pagoda in Thailand, square in plan, seventy metres by seventy metres with a large central pagoda on top." (AB ev)
  • Sansa, Buddhist Mountain Monasteries
    Inscribed: 2018
    2.99
    74
    4
    "Beopjusa contains a large multi-story wooden pavilion which is the largest in Korea. Although more common in other parts of East Asia, there are few extant examples of this kind of architecture in Korea." - ICOMOS; "Palsangjeon Pagoda of Beopjusa Temple is the tallest among the pagodas in Korea and only wooden pagoda remaining today, making it an invaluable part of Korean cultural and historical heritage." - Cultural Heritage Administration of Korea
  • Nikko
    Nikko
    Japan
    Inscribed: 1999
    3.73
    182
    10
    five story pagoda at Toshogu Shrine entrance
  • Mount Wutai
    Inscribed: 2009
    3.56
    45
    4
    Zushi Pagoda (stone) - three story (6 meters); Northern Wei Dynasty
  • Mount Emei, including Leshan Giant Buddha
    Inscribed: 1996
    3.66
    98
    6
    The Lingbao (or Lingyin) Pagoda on the Lingbao Peak dates from the 9th centurv. lt is built in brick and rises to 38 meters, with thirteen stories. - AB Document
  • Mountain Resort, Chengde
    Inscribed: 1994
    3.54
    62
    4
    A 70 m tall stone Chinese pagoda, one of the tallest in China, built in the year 1751 during the reign of the Qianlong Emperor
  • Lushan National Park
    Inscribed: 1996
    2.92
    54
    3
    Construction of the seven-storey brick West Grove Pagoda began around AD 730, during the Jin Dynasty.- AB Document
  • Kii Mountain Range
    Inscribed: 2004
    3.57
    121
    7
    Koyasan - Konpon Daito, the main pagoda of the area
  • Itsukushima Shrine
    Inscribed: 1996
    3.56
    210
    11
    Goju-no-to Pagoda
  • Haeinsa Temple
    Haeinsa Temple
    Republic of Korea
    Inscribed: 1995
    3.44
    89
    9
    Janggyeong Panjeon, the Depositories of the Tripitaka Koreana Woodblocks (Jeongjungtap) "Three-story pagoda of the Silla period(57 B.C.-A.D. 935) believed to have been built in the ninth century. About 6m tall, it is one of the largest extant pagodas of the period." - Cultural Heritage Administration of Korea (CHA)
  • Gyeongju
    Gyeongju
    Republic of Korea
    Inscribed: 2000
    3.30
    146
    14
    Bunhwangsa Pagoda (stone-brick)
  • Dengfeng
    Inscribed: 2010
    3.36
    68
    5
    Songyue Pagoda (brick) - twelve stories (40 meters); Northern Wei Dynasty *Pagoda Forest - 241 pagodas (brick, stone) - ten stories and below; Tang to Qing Dynasty
  • Bagan
    Bagan
    Myanmar
    Inscribed: 2019
    4.44
    129
    6
  • Baekje Historic Areas
    Baekje Historic Areas
    Republic of Korea
    Inscribed: 2015
    2.42
    73
    8
    Mireuksa jiseoktap (National Treasure 11), built in 639 AD is the largest (and oldest) stone pagoda in Korea. “The Stone Pagoda at the Mireuksa Temple Site was the prototype of Korean stone pagodas and the first structure built with granite – which is hard to work with, but exceptionally durable – to express the architectural style of wooden pagodas built with materials that were easy to process. The construction of this stone pagoda laid the foundation for Baekje’s transformation into “the nation of stone pagodas.” - Nomination File
  • Ancient Nara
    Inscribed: 1998
    4.00
    291
    14
    Kofukuji - Second highest pagoda in Japan, Yakushiji is well known for its Frozen Music Pagoda