Iron Pagoda
The Iron Pagoda of Youguo Temple, Kaifeng City, Henan province, is a Chinese pagoda built in 1049. Unlike the Yu Quan pagoda of Dangang, the Iron pagoda is so-named not because it is made of iron, but because its color resembles that of iron.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: pagoda in Kaifeng, China
- Also known as: “Youguo Temple Pagoda”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include North Mosque and Dragon Pavilion.
North Mosque
Mosque
Photo: Greg kf, CC BY-SA 3.0.
North Mosque is situated 480 metres west of Iron Pagoda.
Dragon Pavilion
Historic building
Photo: Windmemories, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Dragon Pavilion or Wanshou pavilion is located in Kaifeng in the eastern part of Henan province, People's Republic of China. During the Northern Song and Jin dynasties, Kaifeng was an imperial capital city. Dragon Pavilion is situated 2 km southwest of Iron Pagoda.
Former Site of Henan Museum
Museum
Photo: Greg kf, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Former Site of Henan Museum is situated 2 km southwest of Iron Pagoda.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Daxing and Liuyuankou.
Daxing
Suburb
Daxing Subdistrict is a subdistrict in Longting District, Kaifeng, Henan, China. As of 2018, it has 2 residential communities under its administration. Daxing is situated 3 km west of Iron Pagoda.
Liuyuankou
Town
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Liuyuankou is a town, which is situated 4½ km north of Iron Pagoda.
Wangtun Township
Town
Wangtun Township is a township of Yuwangtai District, Kaifeng, Henan, China. Wangtun Township is situated 8 km southeast of Iron Pagoda.
Iron Pagoda
- Categories: pagoda, cultural heritage of China, tower, building, and tourism
- Location: Kaifeng, East Henan, Henan, North China, China, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
34.81663° or 34° 48′ 60″ northLongitude
114.36487° or 114° 21′ 54″ eastOpen location code
8P6PR987+MWOpenStreetMap ID
way 455884241OpenStreetMap feature
building=pagodaOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=towerOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q1561904
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In Other Languages
From Azerbaijani to Spanish—“Iron Pagoda” goes by many names.
- Azerbaijani: “Dəmir paqoda”
- Belarusian: “Жалезная пагада”
- Burmese: “သံဘုရား”
- Chinese: “开宝寺琉璃塔”
- Chinese: “开封铁塔”
- Chinese: “祐国寺塔”
- Chinese: “铁塔”
- Chinese: “開寶寺塔”
- Chinese: “開寶寺琉璃塔”
- Chinese: “開封鐵塔”
- Dutch: “IJzeren Pagode”
- French: “pagode de Fer”
- French: “Pagode de Fer”
- Georgian: “რკინის პაგოდა”
- German: “Eisenpagode von Kaifeng”
- German: “Kaifeng tieta”
- German: “Kaifeng Youguo si tieta”
- German: “Kaifenger Eisenpagode”
- German: “Pagode des Kaibao-Tempels”
- German: “Pagode des Youguo-Tempels”
- German: “Youguo si ta”
- German: “Youguo sita”
- Indonesian: “Pagoda Besi”
- Italian: “Pagoda di Ferro”
- Japanese: “開宝寺塔”
- Macedonian: “Железна пагода”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Jernpagoden”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Jernpagoden”
- Norwegian: “Jernpagoden”
- Polish: “Żelazna Pagoda”
- Russian: “Железная пагода”
- Serbian: “Гвоздена пагода”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Gvozdena pagoda”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Željezna pagoda”
- Slovenian: “Železna pagoda Kaifeng”
- Spanish: “Pagoda de Hierro”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include 河大东门 and Fengqiu Gate.
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