Pagoda

Pagoda

A pagoda is a tiered tower with multiple eaves, common across Asia. Most pagodas were built to have a religious function, most often Buddhist, but sometimes Taoist or Hindu, and were often in or near viharas. The pagoda traces its origins to the stupa, while its design was developed in ancient India. Chinese pagodas are a traditional part of Chinese architecture. In addition to religious use, since ancient times Chinese style pagodas have been valued for the spectacular views they offer, and many classical poems attest to the joy of scaling pagodas.

Pagoda (Reading, Pennsylvania)

The Reading Pagoda is a novelty building, built atop the south end of Mount Penn overlooking Reading, Pennsylvania, United States. It has been a symbol of the city for more than a century.

pagoda

Noun

1. A Hindu temple. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
2. A tall building in an Indian, Burmese, or Thai style erected at Hindu or Buddhist temples in South and Southeast Asia, a stupa surmounted with a high point.