pagodas
Multi-eaved Asian towers
Pagodas is the plural of pagoda, a tiered tower found in East and Southeast Asia, typically associated with Buddhist or Hindu temples.
The structure features multiple eaves stacking upward, each level slightly smaller than the one below: The temple complex included several ornate pagodas.
In Western contexts, pagoda-style architecture sometimes appears in gardens or as decorative elements.
Follower of Gautama's teachings
- templeSacred worship structure
- shrineSacred devotional place
- sacredWorthy of reverence
- worshipReligious reverence and praise
monks · prayer · meditation · relics · sutras · incense · offerings · pilgrimage
Japan's former imperial seat
- BeijingChina's seat of government
- NaraFormer Japanese capital
- HangzhouEastern Chinese coastal city
- KathmanduNepal's capital city
Seoul · Myanmar · temples · hillside · lakeside · mountainside · countryside · cityscape
Buddhist
Follower of Gautama's teachings
worship · monks · prayer · meditation · relics · sutras · incense · offerings · pilgrimage · devotion
Kyoto
Japan's former imperial seat
Kathmandu · Seoul · Myanmar · temples · hillside · lakeside · mountainside · countryside · cityscape · valley
tiered
Having multiple levels
stories · balconies · finial · brackets · columns · rafters · foundations · symmetry · ornate · curved
Asian
Of the largest continent
Vietnamese · Burmese · Thai · Nepali · heritage · traditional · ancient · historic · iconic · landmark
- Tang Chinacourt music, court dance, imperial exam, civil service exams, Buddhist temples
- InwaAva, city walls, watchtower, stupas
- Korean religionConfucianism, folk religion, shamans, Korean temples, Buddhist temples
- Lao BuddhismTheravada, Theravada Buddhism, Buddhist monks, Buddhist temples, merit-making
- ChinaBeijing, Shanghai, Great Wall, Yellow River, Chinese calligraphy
- Chinese cultureConfucianism, Chinese calligraphy, Beijing, Chinese New Year, Daoism
pagodassteeples
Tapering church towers
church spires · cathedrals · bell towers · Gothic churches · chapels
- pagoda roofMulti-tiered ornamental covering