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Three-story Stone Pagoda at Baekjangam Hermitage of Silsangsa Temple, Namwon

South Korea

The 186th tallest tower in the world

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Three-story Stone Pagoda at Baekjangam Hermitage of Silsangsa Temple, Namwon is a North and South–period three-story pagoda located in Namwon, North Jeolla Province, South Korea. This pagoda was designated as National Treasure of South Korea No. 10 in 1962. The stone pagoda lies within deep stretch below Baekjangam, a small Buddhist hermitage near the temple Silsangsa, which is said to have been built by a Buddhist monk Hongcheok in 828, during the reign of King Heungdeok of Silla.

Building data from Wikidata (CC0); heights normalised. Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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