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The present pagoda is an eleven-storeyed, octagonal pagoda constructed of bricks, standing on a square platform 26 metres (85 ft) across and 2.6 metres (8.5 ft) high. The pagoda itself is approximately 64.5 metres (212 ft) in height, and each side of the bottom storey is 5 metres
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