The Pagoda tapers, with successive floors from the first to the topmost being 1 ft less (30 cm) in diameter and height than the preceding one. The original building was very colourful; the roofs being covered with varnished iron plates, with a dragon on each corner. There were 80 dragons in all each carved from wood and gilded with real gold.Find out more: http://www.kew.org/visit-kew-g... the view from the top: http://www.kew.org/visit-kew-g...
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Uploaded: February 17, 2010 at 8:08 am
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