Pagoda Facts

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Pagoda Facts -Typically, a pagoda is a tiered tower holding multiple eaves. The purpose they s erved was for religion. - Pagodas were made out of wood, but as time goes by Pagodas were eventually made out of steadier materials - Pagodas were temples of worship. Used by many Buddhists, and as Taoist houses of worship. - The name pagoda derives from the Portuguese word pagode, which means temple - The oldest pagoda can be tracked from the 3 rd century B.C. - Did you know? Pagodas were often struck by lightning due to their enormous heights - Pagodas usually have a finial at the top, a decorative piece that people believed channeled spiritual energy

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Pagoda Facts-Typically, a pagoda is a tiered tower holding multiple eaves. The purpose they s erved was for religion.

- Pagodas were made out of wood, but as time goes by Pagodas were eventually made out of steadier materials

- Pagodas were temples of worship. Used by many Buddhists, and as Taoist houses of worship.

- The name pagoda derives from the Portuguese word pagode, which means temple

- The oldest pagoda can be tracked from the 3rd century B.C.

- Did you know? Pagodas were often struck by lightning due to their enormous heights

- Pagodas usually have a finial at the top, a decorative piece that people believed channeled spiritual energy

-The decorative piece ranges from metal symbols to diamond tipped rods.

-People were smart at the time; they accidentally created a conductor with their spiritual rod and protected their pagodas without even realizing it!

-They were also a storage place for ancient relics

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So what would the modern day Pagoda be like?

A contemporary design for a pagoda would be hard, for in order to retain the originality of the pagoda itself, you must keep tradition in mind. To me the pagoda would be a tower of awe, a symbol of ingenuity today. I see the pagoda as a rotating house, which directly links to spirituality, facing the sun. The pagoda would be crafted with the strongest steel, represented in my model. The whole pagoda would be a stainless steel master piece along with glass panel windows. Because of the hard economic times, the pagoda would not have a diamond at the top but a conductor from which we could harness lightning bolt energy. The pagoda would be a temple of worship integrated with modern societies demand for efficiency and durability. Simple yet elegant is how a pagoda would come to be in today’s society. The pagoda itself would still retain the sacred rings, used in Taoism and Buddhism. The steely surface of my model represents the materials a pagoda would be crafted from, along with the rotation symbolize how advanced we are. To rationalize with efficiency, my pagoda would rely on solar panels scattered among the massive rings. This is all just my vision on a modern approach to an ancient design.

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The Iron Pagoda, a pagoda built around 1000-1000 C.E. was made to resemble brick but believe it or not it was 100% wood

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Additional Examples

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The Sun and Moon Pagodas located in Southern China.

Many are enchanted by their iridescent glow.

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This is the Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon, Burma is gilded with a layer a gold with a massive diamond tip

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