Iron Pagoda

The Iron Pagoda of Youguo Temple, City, 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.
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  • Tourist attraction
  • …dates from 1049
  • Description: pagoda in Kaifeng, China
  • Also known as
    “Youguo Temple Pagoda”
    “开宝寺塔”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include North Mosque and Dragon Pavilion.
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Mosque
is situated 480 metres west of Iron Pagoda.
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Heritage site
The or Wanshou pavilion is located… is situated 2 km southwest of Iron Pagoda.
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Museum
is situated 2 km southwest of Iron Pagoda.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Daxing Subdistrict and Liuyuankou.
Suburb
is a subdistrict in Longting District, , , China. is situated 3 km west of Iron Pagoda.
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Town
is a town, which is situated 4½ km north of Iron Pagoda.
Town
is a township of Yuwangtai District, , , China. is situated 8 km southeast of Iron Pagoda.

Iron Pagoda

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Latitude
34.81663° or 34° 48′ 60″ north
Longitude
114.36487° or 114° 21′ 54″ east
Open location code
8P6PR987+MW
Open­Street­Map ID
way 455884241
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­pagoda
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historic=­heritage
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­tower
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tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data 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”
  • 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”
  • 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”

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