Beisi Pagoda in Suzhou

The Beisi Pagoda, or North Temple Pagoda, is a Chinese pagoda located at Bao'en Temple in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province. With a history of more than 1,700 years, it was built during the Three Kingdoms period (220-280) and reconstructed during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period (907-960). The base of the pagoda has an octagonal frame, and the tower rises nine stories in a total height of 76 m (243 ft). Its base and outside walls are made of brick, the balustrades made of stone, and the eaves and banisters encircling the structure are made of wood. [Photo by Xu Lin / China.org.cn]