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Memorial Pagoda for the War Dead (Chūrei-tō, Japanese: 戦没者慰霊塔（忠霊塔）, Location: Chureito Pagoda, 3360-1 Arakura, Fujiyoshida City, Yamanashi Prefecture) A 19.5 meter high tower made of reinforced concrete [9] and installed in 1962. It was built to enshrine 1,055 war dead people from the city. [22]
Fujiyoshida City Hall Fujiyoshida city looking south. Fujiyoshida (富士吉田市, Fujiyoshida-shi) is a city located in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan.As of 1 May 2019, the city had an estimated population of 48,782 in 19,806 households [1] and a population density of 400 persons per km 2.
Of the Japanese pagoda's many forms, some are built in wood and are collectively known as mokutō (木塔, lit. wood pagoda), but most are carved out of stone (sekitō (石塔, lit. stone pagoda). Wood pagodas are large buildings with either two stories (like the Tahō pagoda (多宝塔, tahōtō), see photo below) or an odd number of stories.
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Quinton Dais, left, and Ny’Sean Isaac line dance at S Bar in Columbia, S.C., on Jan. 30.
A week after wind-whipped wildfires began their deadly rampage through Southern California, details on acreage burned, structures destroyed and people killed are routinely updated on a state ...
Although it no longer stands, the tallest pre-modern pagoda in Chinese history was the 100-metre-tall wooden pagoda (330 ft) of Chang'an, built by Emperor Yang of Sui, [11] and possibly the short-lived 6th century Yongning Pagoda (永宁宝塔) of Luoyang at roughly 137 metres. The tallest pre-modern pagoda still standing is the Liaodi Pagoda.
The octagonal pagoda was constructed with a traditional Chinese architectural style on top of Mount Shabalan with an elevation of 954-metre (3,130 ft). The height of the pagoda is 46-metre (151 ft), which consists of 12 floors in total. The lower 3 floors were painted in white and the upper 9 floors were painted in golden red. [1] [2]