Porcelain Tower of Nanjing
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The Porcelain Tower of Nanjing, part of the former Great Bao'en Temple, is a historical site located on the south bank of external Qinhuai River in Nanjing, China. The original pagoda was constructed
The reconstructed Porcelain Tower in the background with the ruins of the original preserved in the foreground
Early European illustration of the Porcelain Tower, from An embassy from the East-India Company (1665) by Johan Nieuhof.
1915 model of the original Porcelain Tower of Nanjing by the Tushanwan Orphanage Workshop.
The new Porcelain Tower illuminated at night (2026).
Wonders of the World
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Various lists of the Wonders of the World have been compiled from antiquity to the present day, in order to catalogue the world's most spectacular natural features and human-built structures.
Porcelain Tower of Nanjing
…The construction of the temple was completed in 1431. It was first seen by Europeans such as Johan Nieuhof, and it sometimes was listed as one of the Wonders of the World. After this exposure to the outside world, the tower was seen as a national treasure by both locals and other cultures around the world. In 1801, the…
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