Pagoda
The Reading Pagoda is a novelty building, built atop the south end of Mount Penn overlooking Reading, Pennsylvania, United States. It has been a symbol of the city for more than a century.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Historic building
- Description: novelty building in Reading, Pennsylvania, US
- Also known as: “The Pagoda”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Frederick Lauer Monument and Santander Arena.
Frederick Lauer Monument
Memorial
Photo: Concord, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Frederick Lauer Monument is a monumental statue in Reading, Pennsylvania, United States. The statue was dedicated in 1885 in honor of Frederick Lauer, who was a prominent citizen and brewer from the town who served as the first president of the United States Brewers' Association. Frederick Lauer Monument is situated 2,500 feet west of Pagoda.
Santander Arena
Sports venue
The Santander Arena is a 7,160-seat multi-purpose arena, in Reading, Pennsylvania. It was built in 2001. The arena sits on the former site of the Astor Theater; one of several grand movie and theater palaces built in Reading in the early 20th century. Santander Arena is situated 1 mile west of Pagoda.
Reading Senior High School
School
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Reading and Pennside.
Reading
Photo: Smallbones, CC0.
Reading is a historic city of about 95,000 in Pennsylvania, about 50 miles northwest of Philadelphia, 35 miles southwest of Allentown and 55 miles east of Harrisburg.
Pennside
Village
Pennside is a census-designated place in Lower Alsace and Exeter Townships in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located approximately four miles east of the city of Reading. As of the 2010 census, the population was 4,215 residents.
Jacksonwald
Hamlet
Jacksonwald is a census-designated place that is located in Exeter Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is situated less than a mile from the borough of St. Lawrence. As of the 2010 census, the population was 3,393 residents. Jacksonwald is situated 3 miles east of Pagoda.
Pagoda
- Categories: fixed construction, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: City of Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.33609° or 40° 20′ 10″ northLongitude
-75.90567° or 75° 54′ 20″ westElevation
879 feet (268 metres)Levels
7Height
72 feet (22 metres)Open location code
87G683PV+CPOpenStreetMap ID
way 69748644OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=buildingGeoNames ID
7221963Wikidata ID
Q7124394
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Vietnamese—“Pagoda” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “塔塔”
- Vietnamese: “Pagoda (Reading, Pennsylvania)”
- Vietnamese: “Pagoda”
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