The pagoda was built as a temporary indoor display in the 1915 Panama Pacific International Exposition’s Palace of Food Products. It was moved to the Japanese Tea Garden in 1916.

Two 19th-century tiger guardian sculptures, possibly from a Chinese shéndào, or “spirit way.” Ideal for an entranceway or a ...

The body, or main part, of the pagoda, often used to enshrine a statue of Buddha, held to various styles of traditional Chinese architecture, unless the pagoda had a domed steeple. The base ...

In 2012, the One Pillar Pagoda was recognized by the Asian Record Organization as "Asia's most unique architectural pagoda." Architecture and features The One Pillar Pagoda is renowned for its ...

Pagodas, however, appeared relatively late in China. A Chinese term for pagoda did not exist until the first century. The reason is that this new form of architecture was introduced to China only ...