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(C)Single-Storey or Pavilion-Style Pagoda
  Built in 1049, Chua Dien Huu Pagoda (Single Pillar Pagoda) of Dien Huu Tu Temple in Hanoi is Vietnam's first wooden building and the oldest pavilion-temple extant. It was uniquely styled to look like a blooming lotus flower as it was built on a cylindrical stone pillar in the middle of a lake.
(D)Close-Eaved Pagoda
  Close-eaved pagoda is uniquely different from other types of pagoda in the following manner: while the ground storey is proportionately larger, the eaves are closely layered from the second storey up, with each storey becoming shorter in height. There are also no staircases in close-eaved pagodas for people to climb up.
  Built in 523, Songyue Temple Pagoda in Dengfeng, Henan is the oldest close-eaved brick pagoda extant in China.
(E)Tibetan-Style Dagoba
  The most prominent feature of the Tibetan-style dagoba is its hemispherical body, shaped like an inverted alms-bowl that is slightly wider on the top.
  Built in 1271, the White Dagoba at Miaoying Temple, Beijing is the largest and oldest Tibetan-style dagoba extant in China. It is also commonly known as the “White Dagoba” or “White Pagoda” because its body is colored white on the outside and shaped like a precious vase.
(F)Diamond-Throne Pagoda
  What is the diamond-throne pagoda? Built onto the platform of the diamond-throne pagoda is a complex of five pagodas, with an outstanding middle pagoda that is especially big and tall.
  
The Mahabodhi Temple, built between the 4th and 3rd centuries BCE, is the site of the Buddha's Enlightenment in Bihar, India and the most important place of pilgrimage for all Buddhists. Its main tower was constructed in the form of a pyramid, tapering off from a square platform. On its four corners are four smaller towers built to resemble the main building.
Chua Dien Huu Pagoda of Dien Huu Tu Temple /
Hanoi, Vietnam
Songyue Temple Pagoda /
Dengfeng, Henan Province, China
White Dagoba of Miaoying Temple /
Beijing, China
Mahabodhi Temple /
Bihar State, India