China · 14th century
Zhenhai Tower ranks #3,398 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #45 of the 103 mapped in China. Founded 1380, it is older than 52% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 758 atlas entries founded in the 14th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,325 times in the last 60 days, more than 58% of the atlas. The nearest day-trip guide is Zhongshan, 68 km away. See how China compares in the castle statistics.
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 (朱亮祖). The tower is 92 feet (28 meters) in height, 102 feet (31 meters) in width and 52 feet (16 meters) in depth.
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.
Text adapted from “Zhenhai Tower (Guangzhou)” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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