Dragon and Tiger Pagodas

The Dragon and Tiger Pagodas (Chinese: 龍虎塔; pinyin: Lónghǔ Tǎ) is a temple located at Lotus Lake in Zuoying District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. The temple was built in 1976. One of the towers is the Tiger Tower, the other one being the Dragon tower.[1]

For the Tang dynasty pagoda in Shandong province, see Dragon-and-Tiger Pagoda.
Dragon and Tiger Pagodas
龍虎塔
Location
LocationZuoying, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Architecture
TypeTemple
Completed1976

The seven story tower has yellow walls, red pillars and orange tiles. The front connects to the shore with a bridge. There are paintings inside the temple depicting Ksitigarbha. In the Tiger Tower, there are paintings of twelve Magi and the Jade Emperor's thirty palaces as well as paintings of Confucius. The towers have a double spiral staircase, one each for ascending and descending visitors.

This building is representative of traditional Kaohsiung culture.

Overlooking the towers are the Small Tortoise mountains, Spring and Autumn Pavilions, 5-mile Pavilion and Pei Chi Pavilion, as well as a surrounding lake.

See also

References
  1. http://eng.taiwan.net.tw/m1.aspx?sNo=0002121&id=R157

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