Zhaoguan stupa
The Zhaoguan Stupa ( Chinese 昭關石塔 / 昭关石塔 , Pinyin Zhaoguan Shita ) is a religious building from the Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368), located in the historical district Xijindu the municipality Runzhou the eastern Chinese city of Zhenjiang is located. It is one of the few remaining Lamaistic buildings in East China, and one of the few remaining stupas that were built over a street, which gives them a high art-historical value. In 2006, the Jijian Temple Stone Hall was declared a Monument of the People's Republic of China by the State Council .
The stupa was built on a base plate that measures 3.8 meters in west-east direction and 3.2 meters in north-south direction. This platform is supported on four square pillars and spans an alley so that one can pass under it. The stupa itself consists of limestone, is 4.69 meters high, has a polygonal and four-tiered base, a bulbous dome, a round reliquary chamber, an umbrella and a top. Next to the stupa there is a niche for Guanyin , in which the believers can pause for a prayer or recite a religious script.
The construction of the Zhaoguan Stupa began during the Kublai Khan reign between 1264 and 1294. In 1582, the prefect of Zhenjiang Wang Shisheng had the stupa renovated, with the name Zhaoguan (昭關) carved into the end of the platform above the alley. In 2000 it was renovated again. In the course of this work, a mandala cut into copper sheet was discovered, a rarity that was subsequently declared a cultural asset of the People's Republic of China in the highest category.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c 国家 文物 局 (Ed.): 全国 重点 文物保护 单位 (第六批) . 1st edition. tape 5 . 文物 出版社, Beijing 2008, ISBN 978-7-5010-2446-9 , pp. 62 (Chinese).
Coordinates: 32 ° 12 ′ 58.6 ″ N , 119 ° 25 ′ 32.1 ″ E