The Yongning Pagoda or Yongning Temple in Luoyang

Luoyang

Luoyang is a prefecture-level city in western Henan province of Central China. It borders the provincial capital of Zhengzhou to the east, Pingdingshan to the southeast, Nanyang to the south, Sanmenxia to the west, Jiyuan to the north, and Jiaozuo to the northeast.Situated on the central plain of...

 was one of the tallest buildings of the world from 516 AD to an unknown date. It was build by the Northern Wei

Northern Wei

The Northern Wei Dynasty , also known as the Tuoba Wei , Later Wei , or Yuan Wei , was a dynasty which ruled northern China from 386 to 534 . It has been described as "part of an era of political turbulence and intense social and cultural change"...

 in 516 AD. But does not exist anymore.
Some sources suggest that it may be 147 metres high,that would make it the tallest building in the world at that time.
It was the tallest building in China and the tallest pagoda ever built until the completion of the Tianning Temple (Changzhou).
The cause of the destruction is not known,but it may be destroyed during the Mongol conquest of the Song Dynasty

Mongol conquest of the Song Dynasty

The conquest of South China's Song Dynasty under Kublai Khan was the final step for the Mongols to rule the whole of China. It is also considered the Mongol Empire's last great military achievement.- Background :...

 or the Great Shaanxi earthquake.

External links

• Millennium Tower matchless in the world exists only to stay ten years - Chinahourly
• List of tallest structures built before the 20th century