architecture

Putuo Zongcheng Temple, Five Pagodas Gate

Chengde, Hebei, China

五塔门 (Wǔtǎ mén) [Chinese]

Architecture

higher-level structure
style/period

Architecture: Putuo Zongcheng Temple

full/alternative names
Little Potala Palace, Temple of the Potaraka doctrine
built
1767-1771
culture
patronage

Specifications

height
10.0 m

Specification: Putuo Zongcheng Temple

area
220,000 m²

Geography

local language location name
承德 (Chéngdé), 中國 (Zhōngguó) [Chinese]
historic location names
Rehe (Jehol)
热河 (Rèhé) [Chinese simplified]
熱河 (Rèhé) [Chinese traditional]
historical affiliations
1771-1912
1912-1933
1933-1945
1945-1949

UNESCO World Heritage Site

type
cultural
criteria
II, IV
designation
reference
703