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Hit Chinatown next and pop into the Buddha Tooth Relic Temple and Museum , a beautiful little spot with a rooftop pagoda for a moment of Zen. — Laura Dannen Redman, Condé Nast Traveler, "What to Do in Singapore: The (Mini) Black Book," 14 Nov. 2018 Finish at the templesNorthwest of Kudeejeen is Wat Arun, the only Cambodian-style pagoda in Bangkok. — Erin Florio, Condé Nast Traveler, "The Mini Black Book: Bangkok," 16 Nov. 2018 Your tour today will begin with the temples and pagodas. — Antonia Neubauer, Town & Country, "How to Plan a Trip to Asia," 5 Oct. 2016 Mattis also spent time at an ancient Buddhist pagoda. — Alex Horton, Washington Post, "Vietnam War loomed over Mattis’s two days in Hanoi," 26 Jan. 2018 Large shrubs or small trees: Japanese maple (Acer palmatum); pagoda dogwood (Cornus alternifolia); ninebark (Physocarpus opulifolius); redbud (Cercis canadensis). — Beth Botts, chicagotribune.com, "Many plants die when grown near black walnut trees. These are the ones that survive.," 20 June 2018 Every evening the residents of the city assemble at the pagoda to meditate and pay their respects to the Buddha. — Antonia Neubauer, Town & Country, "How to Plan a Trip to Asia," 5 Oct. 2016 The only lights came from the balconied hotels and elevated pagodas on the shore, and from a temple with a startlingly large and hunched black Buddha, in a golden robe with glinting white eyes. — New York Times, "Taking to the River in Thailand," 10 Apr. 2018 The pagoda’s retractable roof means guests may sit outside even in the rain. — Liz Biro, Indianapolis Star, "The 'new' Old Point Tavern opens on Mass Ave.," 21 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'pagoda.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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