Songyue Temple Pagoda
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The Songyue Temple Pagoda is an early 7th-century brick Buddhist pagoda on Mount Song in Henan, China, renowned as one of the oldest surviving pagodas in the country and a key example of early Chinese Buddhist architecture.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Songyue Temple Pagoda canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Buddhist pagoda
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cultural heritage site ⓘ historic building ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | early Chinese Buddhist architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Chinese Buddhism
NERFINISHED
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Mount Song religious complex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | early 7th century ⓘ |
| constructionStart | early 7th century ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| hasArchitecturalElement |
brick pilasters
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doorways on lower level ⓘ projecting cornices ⓘ tiered eaves ⓘ |
| hasConstructionTechnique | load-bearing brick masonry ⓘ |
| hasCulturalContext | Sui dynasty China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
brick imitation of timber construction
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central interior space ⓘ multiple eaves ⓘ |
| hasFunction | symbolic representation of the Buddhist cosmos ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | later Chinese brick pagoda architecture ⓘ |
| hasInterior | central vertical shaft ⓘ |
| hasPlanType | central-plan pagoda ⓘ |
| hasPreservationStatus | well-preserved ⓘ |
| hasShape | twelve-sided polygonal plan ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Major Historical and Cultural Site Protected at the National Level in China ⓘ |
| inception | early 7th century ⓘ |
| isExampleOf | transition from wooden to brick pagoda construction in China ⓘ |
| isReligiousBuilding | true ⓘ |
| isTouristAttraction | true ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Songyue Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | Dengfeng NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInMountainRange | Songshan Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInProvince | Henan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Central China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Shaolin Monastery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Mount Song NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed | brick ⓘ |
| numberOfSides | 12 ⓘ |
| numberOfStories | 15 ⓘ |
| partOf | Songshan historic and cultural landscape NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| significance |
important example of early Chinese Buddhist pagoda design
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one of the oldest surviving brick pagodas in China ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Buddhist worship
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relic veneration ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Historic Monuments of Dengfeng in “The Centre of Heaven and Earth”
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