№.48 The Porcelain Tower, Nanking 南京琉璃塔

The Porcelain Tower (Lüli Pagoda) of the Grand Bao’en Temple is located in the Qinhuai District of Nanjing, China. It is the central structure of the Grand Bao’en Temple, standing at a height of 78.2 meters with nine stories and eight sides, and a perimeter of one hundred meters. It is said that this construction project took nearly 20 years, involving around 100,000 craftsmen and laborers, and costing 2.485 million taels of silver.

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From a sketch on the spot by Lieut White Royal Marines

Drawn by

T. Allom

Engraved by

H.Adlard

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