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: a tower in eastern Asia usually with roofs curving upward at the division of each of several stories and erected as a temple or memorial
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Case in point: the entry, with its terrazzo floors, bold green carpeting up the stairs, and pagoda pendants.
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David Foxley, Architectural Digest, 23 Jan. 2025
Known for its five-storied pagoda, the Buddhist temple was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1994, as part of the Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto.
—Joelle Diderich, WWD, 17 Jan. 2025
Today’s photo, with its olive green watercolour hues, intensifies the deeply vibrant purple flowers bursting open on this gorgeous pagoda shaped tower.
—New York Times Games, New York Times, 29 Dec. 2024
The pagoda is built of plywood veneer and wood poles, finished with a clear coat of varnish.
—R. Daniel Foster, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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David Foxley, Architectural Digest, 23 Jan. 2025
Known for its five-storied pagoda, the Buddhist temple was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1994, as part of the Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto.
—Joelle Diderich, WWD, 17 Jan. 2025
Today’s photo, with its olive green watercolour hues, intensifies the deeply vibrant purple flowers bursting open on this gorgeous pagoda shaped tower.
—New York Times Games, New York Times, 29 Dec. 2024
The pagoda is built of plywood veneer and wood poles, finished with a clear coat of varnish.
—R. Daniel Foster, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Pagoda.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pagoda. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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pagoda
noun
pa·go·da
pə-ˈgōd-ə 
: a tower in eastern Asia of several stories erected as a temple or memorial
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