Zhenhai Tower (Guangzhou)
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| Simplified Chinese | TrấnHảiLâu | ||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | NămTầngLâu | ||||||||||
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| Literal meaning | Five-Story Building | ||||||||||
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TheZhenhai Tower,also known as theFive-Story Pagoda,is a tower inGuangzhou,Guangdong.It is located inYuexiu Park,in central Guangzhou. It now houses theGuangzhou Museum.
History
[edit]It was first built in 1380, at the beginning of theMing dynasty,by the Yongjia Marquis Zhu Liangzu (Chu lượng tổ). The tower is 92 feet (28 meters) in height, 102 feet (31 meters) in width and 52 feet (16 meters) in depth.[1]
Popular culture
[edit]By the time it was the highest building of Guangzhou when it was constructed. For a long period of time, it was the symbol of Guangzhou before theFive Goats Statuewas built.
Gallery
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Photographer unknown, "Zhenhai Tower, Guangzhou,"n.d.,Department of Image Collections, National Gallery of Art Library, Washington, DC -
Photographer unknown, "Zhenhai Tower, Guangzhou,"n.d.,Department of Image Collections, National Gallery of Art Library, Washington, DC
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"Zhenhai Tower".ChinaTourGuide.Com.Retrieved13 July2016.
External links
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