Five Storey Pagoda Building of the Main Shitennoji Temple, Osaka, Japan

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The pagoda is called Gojunoto in Japanese. The five levels of the pagoda represent the five elements: earth, water, fire, air, and space (heaven). It is a concrete structure and was reconstructed in 1959. The height of the pagoda is meters, and it has a meters high roof-top ornament called sorin.

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Size: 3783px × 5674px
Location: Shitennoji, Tennoji Ward, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Photo credit: © GLC Pix / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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