The construction of pagodas was such a superb integration of foreign and traditional Chinese architectural styles by ancient Chinese architects that it has won respect and admiration all over the ...

Two 19th-century tiger guardian sculptures, possibly from a Chinese shéndào, or “spirit way.” Ideal for an entranceway or a statement garden, with their unusual expressions and exaggerated proportions ...

All these architectural forms were recorded in early documents of Chinese history. Pagodas, however, appeared relatively late in China. A Chinese term for pagoda did not exist until the first century.

From tilted Chinese pagodas to English church steeples that are rumoured to have been kicked by the devil, BBC Bitesize tracked down some of the world’s most unusual wonky structures.

Children paint kites at a primary school in Deqing County of Huzhou City, east China's Zhejiang Province, March 20, 2025.

Why? Where’s OSHA when you need them?” In the middle of France, there is a seven-story “Chinese” pagoda built in 1775 at the height of French fascination with Chinese culture. One can ...

This photo taken with cellphone on March 20, 2025 shows the White Pagoda behind the newly bloomed ...

And most of us probably never got a table. The adjoining Chinese restaurant, Pagoda, will also close. Pagoda has been part of Jacksonville's restaurant scene for 49 years. It was previously ...