Sakya or Wooden Pagoda in Yingxian, Shanxi , China

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The nine storey pagoda was constructed in the Liao Dynasty around 1056 AD and is held together by mortises and tenons It has survived seven major earthquakes

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Size: 3427px × 5120px
Location: Yingxian, Shanxi Province, China
Photo credit: © Philip Game / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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