The structure is covered in gold plates and topped with a crown containing 4,531 diamonds, including one that weighs 72 ...

construction of the pagoda began between 1403 and 1424 and was completed in 1474 during the Ming Dynasty. The purpose of building the pagodas was to house five gold statues of Buddha presented to ...

and gold and silver ware. Unearthed from the pagoda's underground palace were ceramic Buddhist statues and pagodas and matrices for printing Buddhist scriptures in Sanskrit. Qianxun Pagoda is ...