architecture
Pingyao City Tower
Pingyao, Shanxi, China
平遥市楼 (Píngyáo shì lóu) [Chinese simplified]
金井楼 (Jīnjǐng lóu) [Chinese simplified]
Architecture
full/alternative names
Market Tower,
Golden Well Building,
Pingyao City Building
built
1688
culture
style/period
form/concept
material
Specifications
height
18.5 m
area
133 m²
Geography
local language location name
平遥 (Píngyáo), 中國 (Zhōngguó) [Chinese]
historical affiliations
1688-1912
1912-1949
UNESCO World Heritage Site
type
cultural
criteria
II,
III,
IV
designation
reference
812