Pizhi Pagoda | |
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![]() Pizhi Pagoda, 54 m (177 ft) in height, built by 1063 | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Buddhism |
Location | |
Country | Shandong province, China |
Geographic coordinates | 36°21′48″N 116°58′40″E / 36.36332°N 116.97768°E |
Architecture | |
Founder | Emperor Xuanzong of Tang |
Completed | 753 |
The Pizhi Pagoda (Chinese: 辟支塔; 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]