The world’s tallest pagodas, stupas, and dagabas

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Below is the information found to date for pagodas, stupas, and dagabas of 100 feet in height or more. A separate list is provided of those that may likely exceed 100 feet, but for which specific data has yet to be located.

Tianning Temple Pagoda – Source: archpeddy.com

As is depicted by the graphic above, stupas are considered to be the earliest form of such religious structures with Chinese and Japanese pagodas following later in architectural history. Dagaba is a another term used for stupa or pagoda, but most often utilized in Sri Lanka.

Phra Pathommachedi – Source: en.wikipedia.org

At times, differentiating between pagodas, stupas, and temples was difficult. As a general rule, temples were not included in the list, but pagodas, et. al. located at temples are included.

Myazedi Pagoda – Source: renown-travel.com

As always this is a work in progress and any additions, corrections, or updates are most welcome. Namaste!

Pagodas, stupas, and dagabas exceeding 100 feet in height:

• Tianning Temple Pagoda (2007): Changzhou, China = 505 feet or 154 meters (also the world’s tallest wooden structure)
• Jetavanaramaya Dagaba (ca 350): Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka = 400 feet or 122 meters
• Phra Pathommachedi (1870): Nakhon Pathom, Thailand = 395 feet or 120.5 meters (world’s tallest stupa)
• Shwedagon Pagoda: Yangon, Myanmar = 368 feet or 112 meters
• Ruwanwelisaya Dagaba (140 BCE): Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka = 338 feet or 103 meters
• Shwesandaw Pagoda (1057): Bagan, Myanmar = 328 feet or 100 meters
• Uppatasanti Pagoda (2009): Naypyidaw, Myanmar = 325 feet or 99 meters
• Global Vipassana Pagoda (2008): Mumbai, India = 315 feet or 96 meters
• Liaodi Pagoda (1055): = 276 feet or 84 meters (world’s tallest brick pagoda)
• Beisi Pagoda (1162): Suzhou, China = 249 feet or 76 meters
• Qaixun Pagoda of the Three Pagodas of Chongsheng Temple (840): Dali, China = 228 feet or 69.6 meters
• Fogong Temple Pagoda: Ying County, China = 221 feet or 67.3 meters
• Giant Wild Goose Pagoda (704): Xi’an, China = 212 feet or 64.6 meters
• Thatbyinnyu Pagoda: Bagan, Myanmar = 197 feet or 60 meters
• Liuhe “Six Harmonies” Pagoda (1165): Hangzhou, China = 196.5 feet or 59.9 meters
• Pazhou Pagoda (1600): Guangzhou, China = 194 feet or 59 meters
• Shengjin Pagoda: Nanchang, China = 193 feet or 58.7 meters
• Tianning Temple (1120): Beijing, China = 189 feet or 57.8 meters
• Kuthodaw Pagoda (1857): Mandalay, Myanmar = 188 feet or 57 meters
• Iron Pagoda (1049): Kaifeng City, China = 187 feet or 56.9 meters
• To-ji (796): Kyoto, Japan = 180 feet or 54.8 meters (tallest wooden structure in Japan)
• Yongzuo Twin Pagoda West (1612): Taiyuan, China = 180 feet or 54.8 meters
• Pizhi Pagoda (1063): Jinan, China = 177 feet or 54 meters
• Chigang Pagoda (1619): Guangzhou, China = 176 feet 53.7 meters
• Yongzuo Twin Pagoda East (1599): Taiyuan, China = 175 feet or 53.3 meters
• Lishou Temple Pagoda (1576): Beijing, China = 164 feet or 50 meters
• Thuparamaya Dagaba (1862): Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka = 164 feet or 50 meters
• Shwezigon Pagoda (1102): Nyuang-U, Myanmar = 160 feet or 48.8 meters
• Xumi “Summer” Pagoda (636): Zhending, China = 157 feet or 48 meters
• Yunyan “Tiger Hill” Pagoda (961): Suzhou, China = 154 feet or 47 meters
• Pha That Luang (1900): Vientiane, Laos = 148 feet or 44 meters
• Dhamek Stupa (500 BCE): Sarnath, India = 143 feet or 43.6 meters
• Small Wild Goose Pagoda (710): Xi’an, China = 141 feet or 43 meters
• Northwest Pagoda of the Three Pagodas of Chongsheng Temple (840): Dali, China = 140 feet or 42.2 meters
• Southwest Pagoda of the Three Pagodas of Chongsheng Temple (840): Dali, China = 140 feet or 42.2 meters
• Lingxiao Pagoda (860): Zhending, China = 137 feet or 42 meters
• Sun Pagoda: Guilin, China = 134 feet or 41 meters  (world’s tallest copper pagoda)
• Jiading Fahua Pagoda: Shanghai, China = 134 feet or 40.8 meters
• Longhua Pagoda (977): Shanghai, China = 133 feet or 40.4 meters
• Botataung Pagoda (1948): Yangon, Myanmar = 132 feet or 40.5 meters
• Harbin Pagoda: Harbin, China = 131 feet or 40 meters
• Hua Ta “Flower” Pagoda (537): Guangzhou, China = 131 feet or 40 meters
• Songyue Pagoda (523): Mount Song, China = 131 feet or 40 meters
• Hōryū-ji Pagoda (607): Ikaruga, Japan = 122 feet or 37 meters
• Boudhanath Stupa: Kathmandu, Nepal = 118 feet or 36 meters (survived the 2015 earthquake)
• Yong’an “White” Pagoda (1651): Beijing, China = 118 feet or 35.9 meters
• Moon Pagoda: Guilin, China = 115 feet or 35 meters
• Pokhara Shanti “World Peace” Stupa (1999): Pumdi Bhumdi Village, Nepal = 115 feet 0r 35 meters
• Yakushi-ji East Pagoda (730): Nara, Japan = 112 feet or 34 meters
• Kaba Aye Pagoda (1952): Yangon, Myanmar = 111 feet or 34 meters

Sun and Moon Pagodas Source: hotelclub.com

Height unknown, but likely a 100 feet or more:

• Ananda Pagoda (1105): Bagan, Myanmar
• Chùa Thiên Mụ (1601): Hue, Vietnam (tallest religious building in Vietnam)
• Dragon and Tiger Pagodas (1976): Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
• Five Pagoda Temple (1732): Hohhot, China
• Hokkesan Ichijō-ji (1171): Kasai, Japan
• Mingalazedi Pagoda (1284): Bagan, Myanmar
• Mirisaveti Dagaba: Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka
• Mount Hong Pagoda (1315): Wuhan, China
• Murō-ji (ca 793): Uda, Japan
• Myazedi Pagoda: Bagan, Myanmar
• Niushou Pagoda (774): Nanjing, China
• Somawathiya Chaitya Dagaba: Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka
• Shwezigon Pagoda (1102): Bagan, Myanmar
• Sule Pagoda: Yangon, Myanmar
• Tissamaharama Dagoba: Tissamaharama, Sri Lanka
• Trấn Quốc Pagoda: Hanoi, Vietnam
• Tsen Pagoda: Taiwan
• Twin Pagodas (895): Kumming, China

SOURCES (other than above):

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_stupas_of_Sri_Lanka
• http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/05/070501-tallest-pagoda.html
• http://www.indiran.org/HW/dagaba.php
• http://www.tourslanka.com/anuradhapura/
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tō
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_pagoda
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stupa
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pagoda
• http://www.china.org.cn
• http://www.hotelclub.com/blog/the-7-most-impressive-pagodas-in-china/?clickID=LSUS&WT.mc_id=16540
• http://www.orientalarchitecture.com/myanmar/bagan/shwezigon.php
• https://www.renown-travel.com/burma/bagan/shwesandaw-pagoda.html
• https://www.renown-travel.com/burma/bagan/myazedi-pagoda.html
• https://www.renown-travel.com/burma/bagan/ananda-pagoda.html