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The Simenta (Four-door) pagoda at Qianfoyan
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The Simenta (Four-door) pagoda at Qianfoyan, This 15 metre high square tower built during the reign of the Eastern Wei emperor Xiaojingdi, is the oldest single storey pagoda built of stone in China. Beside it stands a thousand year old cypress tree, the branches of which are said to point in nine directions. China. Chinese. Eastern Wei dynasty, circa 544 AD. Qianfoyan, nr Jinan, Shandong.
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Werner Forman Archive/
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Photo12/Universal Images Group/Werner Forman
Notre référence
UMG12A35_226
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Non
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Droits gérés
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26,3Mo (2,6Mo) / 30,0cm x 22,0cm / 3540 x 2596 (300dpi)