China

World's tallest pagoda opens to public

(Reuters)
Updated: 2007-04-30 15:26

Buddhist monks gather around the Tianning pagoda during its opening ceremony at the Tianning temple in Changzhou, China's eastern province of Jiangsu, April 30, 2007. The pagoda, which is 13 storeys, or 153.79 m (504.56 ft) high, is the tallest pagoda in the world. [Reuters]