Transactions of the Architectural Institute of Japan
Online ISSN : 2433-0027
Print ISSN : 0387-1185
ISSN-L : 0387-1185
THE PROPORTION OF A TAHO-PAGODA
MASAJI HAMASHIMA
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1980 Volume 296 Pages 117-126

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1. The width of the upper story is determined in proportion to the width of the lower story, but it is not standardized. 2. The proportion of the width As to the size of the upper story, the newer Taho-pagodas are generally larger than the older Taho-pagoda. As to the size of the upper eaves, the older Taho-pagodas are generally large, and the newer Taho-pagodas are small. 3. The proportion of the height The height of the upper roof is about tow thirds as high as the height of a Taho-pagoda, and in this point there is little differenee between the older Taho-phgodas and the newer ones. The height of the upper eaves is about a half as high as the height of a Taho-pagoda, and the height of lower eaver is about a quarter of that of the height of a Taho-pagoda. The tower eave's height of the older Taho-pagodas are expecially low, which showo that that they are are-one-storied pagoda with Mokoshi. 4. The proportion of the width and the height The newer Taho-pagodas are slenderer than the older ones. Which shows that thet styhe of Taho-pagodas has been modfied from one-storied pagodas with Mokashi to tow-storied pagodas.
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