The 6th-century wooden pagoda that was the tallest building on Earth

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The Yongning Pagoda stood in Luoyang, the capital of the Northern Wei dynasty, from 516 to 534 AD. At an estimated 136 to 147 meters tall (446-482 feet), it was one of the tallest structures in the ancient world — and almost certainly the tallest wooden building ever constructed. Nothing would surpass it unt…