dc.coverage.spatial |
Site: Ying County, Shanxi, China |
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dc.coverage.temporal |
1056 (creation) |
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dc.creator |
unknown |
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dc.date |
1056 |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2013-09-25T17:15:13Z |
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dc.date.available |
2013-09-25T17:15:13Z |
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dc.date.issued |
1056 |
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dc.identifier |
235567 |
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dc.identifier.other |
archrefid: 2528 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/143302 |
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dc.description |
First floor portico at top of the stone platform with stelae on display; Also called the Mu ta (Timber Pagoda) or Fogong si. One of the extant buildings of the Liao dynasty, a Northern Chinese dynastic period dating from 907 to 1125; it was founded by the proto-Mongolian and nomadic Khitan people. Liao architecture displays Tang influence and an adherence to Buddhism. The pagoda is dedicated to Shakyamuni Buddha. The pagoda stands on a 4 m (13 ft) tall stone platform, has a 10 m (33 ft) tall steeple, and reaches a total height of 67.31 m (220.83 ft) tall; it is the oldest existent fully wooden pagoda still standing in China. The wide, octagonal, five-story (exterior) structure is somewhat squat. The compact bracket system supporting the steeply sloping and projecting eaves is fairly sophisticated, and flying rafters are employed throughout. The structure is unique: its six layers of exterior eaves conceal its interior construction: five interior colonnaded floors and four perimeter galleries, topped by a roof level. Moreover, 56 different bracketing formations have been identified, many of which correspond to illustrations in the Yingzao fashi of 50 years later. Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.oxfordartonline.com/ (accessed 7/31/2012) |
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dc.format.medium |
wood; tile |
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dc.rights |
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc. |
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dc.subject |
architecture |
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dc.subject |
deities |
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dc.subject |
Buddhist |
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dc.subject |
Buddhism |
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dc.subject |
Liao |
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dc.title |
Pagoda of Fogong Temple |
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dc.title.alternative |
佛宫寺释迦塔 |
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dc.title.alternative |
Mu ta (Timber Pagoda) |
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dc.type |
image |
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dc.rights.access |
Licensed for educational and research use by the MIT community only |
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dc.identifier.vendorcode |
1A2-CH-D-PFT-F26 |
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vra.culturalContext |
Chinese |
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vra.technique |
construction (assembling) |
en_US |
vra.worktype |
temple |
en_US |
vra.worktype |
pagoda (building) |
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dc.contributor.display |
unknown (Chinese) |
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