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CHINA
KOREA
JAPAN
Chinese classifications for architecture
include:
樓 （楼） lou (Multistory buildings)
台 tai (terraces)
亭 ting (Chinese pavilions)
閣 （阁） ge (Two-story pavilions)
塔 ta (Chinese pagodas)
藻井 zaojing domed or coffered ceiling
軒 （轩） xuan (Verandas with windows)
榭 xie (Pavilions or houses on terraces)
屋 wu (Rooms along roofed corridors)
斗拱 dougong interlocking wooden brackets,
used in clusters to support roofs
The Giant Wild Goose Pagoda, built in
652 during the Tang Dynasty.
The Liuhe Pagoda of Hangzhou, China,
built in 1165 AD during the Song Dynasty.
The Hall of Supreme Harmony within the
Palace Museum (Forbidden City) grounds
in Beijing, Ming Dynasty
The Iron Pagoda built in 1049 AD during
the Song Dynasty in the ancient city of
Kaifeng.
Longhua Pagoda in Shanghai, originally
built during the Three Kingdoms era.
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