Pagodas

The National Scientific Publishing House 'Chinese Construction Industry' has been collecting the best examples of Chinese architecture for sixty years, contributing to the development of construction technologies. During this time, a series of illustrated catalogs and scientific publications have been created, introducing readers to the appearance of traditional Chinese structures.
The homeland of pagodas is India, from where they, along with Buddhism, made their way to China. Under the influence of local conditions, pagodas continuously evolved, incorporating features of local buildings. They were given an elegant form, decorated with gold, silver, agate, and glaze, often used to store treasures. This led to the creation of countless pagodas of various forms, which can be seen throughout China today.
The author elaborates on how this type of memorial architectural structures intertwined the characteristics of cultures from different countries and became exactly what we usually imagine when we talk about pagodas.
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