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The Pagoda is a novelty building, built atop the south end of Mount Penn overlooking Reading, Pennsylvania, United States. It has been a symbol of the city for more than a century.
Sep. 2—A seven-story Japanese-style temple protrudes from Mount Penn and overlooks the city of Reading, offering views of Berks County and all the way to Pottstown in neighboring Montgomery County.
This article is about the city in Berks County, Pennsylvania. For other uses, see Reading, Pennsylvania (disambiguation). Reading Reddin(Pennsylvania German) City Reading viewed from the Pagoda FirstEnergy Stadium Alvernia University Pagoda Reading Public Museum Flag Seal Nickname (s): Pretzel Capital of the World, Pretzel City [ 1 ...
Founded in 1869, the Historical Society of Berks County (HSBC) operates the Berks History Center as a museum and library located in Reading, Pennsylvania. The Society's mission, as described on its website, is "to focus attention on the unique local history, the vast material culture, and the diverse cultural heritage of Berks County by ...
The Reading Public Museum is a museum in Reading, Pennsylvania, located in the 18th Ward, along the Wyomissing Creek. The museum's permanent collection mainly focuses on art, science, and civilization and contains over 280,000 objects.
A pagoda is a tiered tower with multiple eaves common to Thailand, Cambodia, Nepal, China, Japan, Korea, Myanmar, Vietnam, and other parts of Asia. Most pagodas were built to have a religious function, most often Buddhist, but sometimes Taoist, and were often located in or near viharas. The pagoda traces its origins to the stupa, while its ...
History of Mt. Penn Pagoda What's the history of the Pagoda on Mt. Penn? Use to go there as a kid from Pottsville. Thanks Scott 23:58, 29 September 2005 (UTC) [ reply] I found this history of the Reading Pagoda. Hope it addresses your curiosity. Joekoz451 21:16, 31 December 2005 (UTC) [ reply]
Reading. Reading Depot, [3][4][5] commonly referred to as Reading outer station, was a train station in Reading, Pennsylvania, that served as a major hub between Philadelphia and Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Built in 1874, the station closed on March 16, 1969; [2] this was following the discontinuance of the last medium distance route to pass ...