Picsize: | 200px |
P: | Zhènhǎi Lóu |
J: | zan3 hoi2 lau4 |
L: | Sea-Guardian Building |
Also Known As: | Five-Story Pagoda |
P2: | Wǔcéng Lóu |
J2: | ng5 cang4 lau4 |
L2: | Five-Story Building |
Order: | st |
The Zhenhai Tower, also known as the Five-Story Pagoda, is a tower in Guangzhou, Guangdong. It is located in Yuexiu Park, in central Guangzhou. It now houses the Guangzhou Museum.
It was first built in 1380, at the beginning of the Ming dynasty, by the Yongjia Marquis Zhu Liangzu (Chinese: 朱亮祖). The tower is 92abbr=offNaNabbr=off in height, 102abbr=offNaNabbr=off in width and 52abbr=offNaNabbr=off in depth.[1]
By the time it was the highest building of Guangzhou when it was constructed. For a long period of time, it was the symbol of Guangzhou before the Five Goats Statue was built.