Tower of Buddhist Incense

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The Tower of Buddhist Incense is a prominent multi-story pavilion and iconic landmark within Beijing’s Summer Palace, renowned for its traditional Chinese architecture and commanding views over Kunming Lake.

Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Pavilion of the Fragrance of Buddha 2

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Buddhist structure
Chinese pavilion
cultural heritage site
landmark
tourist attraction
architecturalStyle Chinese imperial architecture
traditional Chinese architecture
associatedDynasty Qing dynasty
builtOn Longevity Hill
ChineseName 佛香阁
city Beijing
country China
damagedIn Opium Wars
surface form: Second Opium War
decorativeFeatures Buddhist statues
colorful glazed tiles
painted dougong brackets
dedicatedTo Guanyin
district Haidian District NERFINISHED
function Buddhist worship
imperial viewing pavilion
heritageStatus part of UNESCO World Heritage Site "Summer Palace, an Imperial Garden in Beijing"
locatedIn Beijing
China
Haidian District NERFINISHED
Summer Palace
material brick
stone
wood
nearbyFeature Hall of Dispelling Clouds
Long Corridor of the Summer Palace
numberOfStories three
offersViewOf Kunming Lake
Summer Palace architectural complex
surface form: Summer Palace gardens
orientation faces south toward Kunming Lake
overlooks Kunming Lake
partOf Summer Palace
surface form: Summer Palace central axis

imperial garden complex
pinyinName Foxiangge
rebuiltDuringReignOf Empress Dowager Cixi NERFINISHED
reconstructedInCentury 19th century
religion Buddhism
roofType multi-eaved roof
significance dominant structure on Longevity Hill
iconic landmark of the Summer Palace
touristActivity panoramic viewing of Summer Palace
UNESCOWorldHeritageSince 1998

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Longevity Hill contains Tower of Buddhist Incense
Summer Palace hasPart Tower of Buddhist Incense
Summer Palace hasPart Tower of Buddhist Incense
this entity surface form: Pavilion of the Fragrance of Buddha
Yíhéyuán hasPart Tower of Buddhist Incense
Yíhéyuán hasPart Tower of Buddhist Incense
this entity surface form: Pavilion of the Fragrance of Buddha