Tianning Temple (Changzhou)
| Tianning Temple | |
|---|---|
天宁寺 | |
 The Tianning Temple with the Tianning Pagoda | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Buddhism |
| Location | |
| Location | Changzhou, Jiangsu |
| Country | China |
  Shown within Jiangsu | |
| Geographic coordinates | 31°46′37″N 119°57′55″E / 31.77694°N 119.96528°E |
| Architecture | |
| Style | Chinese architecture |
| Founder | Niutou Farong |
| Date established | 650–655 |
The Tianning Temple (
pagoda, the Tianning Pagoda (天宁宝塔/天寧宝塔). Construction began in April 2002 with the opening ceremony for the completed structure held on April 30, 2007, where a crowd of hundreds of Buddhist monks gathered for the ceremony.[1][2] With 13 stories and a height of 153.79 metres (505 ft), this is now the tallest pagoda in the world,[1][2][3] taller than China's tallest existent pre-modern Buddhist pagoda, the Liaodi Pagoda built in 1055 at a height of 84 m (275 ft). Although the existing pagoda was built by April 2007, the temple grounds and the pagoda have a history of construction and destruction for the past 1,350 years, since the time of the Tang dynasty (618–907).[1][2][3] Building of the pagoda was proposed by the Buddhist Association of China in 2001, yet providing money donations for the temple was an international effort, as leaders of 108 Buddhist associations and temples worldwide attended the opening ceremony at the temple.[3]
On 25 May 2006 the lower levels of the pagoda caught fire. However, no permanent damage was done.
Structural features
The tower is supported by a 6,500 t steel structure.
Religious significance
On the completion of the new pagoda at Tianning Temple, the mayor of Changzhou, Wang Weicheng, explicitly correlated his city's economic development with that of
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See also
Notes
- ^ a b c d e f China Daily. (April 30, 2007). World's Tallest Pagoda Inaugurated. Chinadaily.com.cn. Retrieved on 2008-05-22.
- ^ a b c d e BBC News. (May 1, 2007). China Temple Opens Tallest Pagoda. News.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved on 2008-05-22.
- ^ a b c d e f g The Star Online. (April 30, 2007). Buddhist rite opens world's tallest pagoda in China Archived 2008-05-29 at the Wayback Machine. Thestar.com.my. Retrieved on 2008-05-22.
- ^ http://www.tianningsi.org (In Chinese). Pagoda Construction Archived March 16, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 2014-12-18.
- ^ a b The Age. (May 1, 2007). China Inaugurates 'World's Tallest Pagoda'. Theage.com.au. Retrieved on 2008-05-22.
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