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Five storied pagoda of Ryongtongsa Buddhist temple

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Chosŏn'gŭl
  
령통사오층탑

Revised Romanization
  
Yeongtongsa-ocheungtap

Hancha
  
靈通寺五層塔

McCune–Reischauer
  
Ryŏngt'ongsa-och'ŭngt'ap

The Five-storied pagoda of Ryongtongsa Buddhist temple is listed as a National Treasure of North Korea.

The pagoda is 6.48 m high, built with "well-trimmed granite stones" on a platform with a width of 3.23 m. Dating from the Koryo Dynasty, it is located 10 km north of Kaesong. The KCNA describes it as representative of "the high architecture in the early days of the Koryo Dynasty."

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Five-storied pagoda of Ryongtongsa Buddhist temple Wikipedia