LEGO Architecture Shanghai - Historic Shanghai Architecture; Chenghuang Miao Temple; Longhua Pagoda

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ChenghuangMiaoTemple
LonghuaPagoda
There’s a popularsaying in Shanghai that states “if you
wanttoknowthecitywellyoumustvisittheChenghuang
MiaoTemple”Thetemplesitsinoneofthemostpopular
traditionalareasofthe cityandisthesiteofShanghai’s
largest and oldest monastery dating back to the th
century The present version of the temple dates from
the th century and although much restored is still
consideredthemostauthenticoneinthecity
TheLonghauPagodastandsinLonghuaParkatthesouth
endofthecityandiswherethemodernShanghaimeets
itstraditionalpastTheclassicalpagodaisthebestknown
ofthehistoricpagodasthatstillstandwithinthecity
The seven-story structure consists of a hollowtube-like
brickcoresurroundedbyawoodenstaircaseTheexterior
is decorated with balconies banisters and upturned
eaves Theoriginal structuredates back to ADand
duetothefragilenatureofitswoodencomponentsisno
longeropentothepublic