Chinese Visual Elements
type: Collection
member: pagoda

pagoda
type: Concept
source: pagoda (Enciclopedia-dei-ragazzi)
source: Fahr-Becker, Gabriele. 2000. “Arte dell’Estremo Oriente”. Koln: Konemann 724.
alternative label: ta @zh-latn
definition: Reliquary consisting of a stupa resting on a terrace. In China, it is a tower with a polygonal plan – generally octagonal – and an odd number of floors (from 7 to a maximum of 13). It is decorated with painted terracotta and stands on hills, in a dominant position due to their symbolic and propitiatory character. As in other types of buildings in China, the roofs have raised corners, ending with dragons and grotesque decorations, whose function is to ward off evil spirits, which according to legend can only penetrate through right angles.
in scheme: write thesaurus
preferred label: 塔 @zh
related match: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/aat/300004829