This is a photo of the Twin Pagoda Temple  双塔寺  found in Taiyuan. The two pagodas date back to the Ming Dynasty. The east pagoda was build in 1597, while the west one was built until 1612. A high ranking monk named Fodeng  佛灯  was in charge of the construction.  Deterioration of the pagodas has resulted in a slant of the east pagoda of almost 3 meters from its centre of gravity. By removing earth underneath the pagoda successfully corrected this slant.  The pagodas are eight cornered. The west pagoda is 54.78 meters tall, and the east one is 53.3 meters.