Lingyin Temple (Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province): Twin Pagodas, exterior

Published/Created:

China, Zhejiang Province: Hangzhou, Linyin si (Lingyin Temple)
ca. 960 (built)

Notes:

Multi-storied pagoda of the timber-frame subtype, South China.
Liang Sicheng (Wilma Fairbank, Editor), Pictorial History of Chinese Architecture (Bilingual Edition), 2001

Variant Titles:

华南仿木构式多层塔　浙江杭州灵寺双石塔

Topics:

Architecture -- China -- Zhejiang Province -- (YVRC)
Institute for Research in Chinese Architecture (active ca. 1931-1946) -- (YVRC)
Liang Sicheng, 1901-1972 -- (LC)

Culture:

Buddhist
Song dynasty, 960-1279

Accession Number:

25015

Genre:

religious buildings: pagodas (AAT)
religious buildings: temples (AAT)

Format:

Image

Content Type:

Sculptures, Models, & Architecture

Rights:

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Access Restrictions:

Yale Community Only

Source Title:

Asian Collection (Liang Sicheng Collection)

Source Note:

G: Liang Sicheng Photograph Collection
R: Lantern Slide Negative

Yale Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Digital Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Local Record Number:

Portfolio Item ID: 217084

OID:

487287

PID:

digcoll:2145657