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Zhenhai Tower (Guangzhou)

The Five-Story Pagoda in the 1890s

The Zhenhai Tower, also known as the Five-Story Pagoda, is a tower in Guangzhou, Guangdong. It is located in Yuexiu Park, in central Guangzhou. It now houses the Guangzhou Museum.

History

It was first built in 1380, at the beginning of the Ming dynasty, by the Yongjia Marquis Zhu Liangzu (朱亮祖). The tower is 92 feet (28 meters) in height, 102 feet (31 meters) in width and 52 feet (16 meters) in depth.[1]

Popular culture

By the time it was the highest building of Guangzhou when it was constructed. For a long period of time, it was the symbol of Guangzhou before the Five Goats Statue was built.

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See also

References

  1. ^ "Zhenhai Tower". ChinaTourGuide.Com. Retrieved 13 July 2016.

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23°8′26.37″N 113°15′37.67″E / 23.1406583°N 113.2604639°E / 23.1406583; 113.2604639