Dragon and Elephant Pagode

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The Dragon and Elephant Pagode stands in the Qingxiu Hil park, which lies in of the suburbs of Nanning (China), about five kilometres at south of the centre The Dragon and Elephant Pagode was built in the Ming Dynasty (1368 - 1644). In de 2e World War de pagode has been completely destroyed. Standing at the top of the hill, nearly 200m above sealevel and with his own height, it was a perfect landmark for the Japanese bombers. The Chinese decided therefore to demolish the pagode, so that the Japanese could no longer use it as an orientation point. In 1985, the city government renovated the Pagode. The nine-story pagoda is octagonal, 60 meters high. The diameter at the bottom of the pagoda is 12 meters. A winding staircase with 207 steps leads to the top of the pagoda. it is the highest pagoda in Guangxi #building #China #dragon #Elephant #Guangxi #janhin #Nanning #Pagode