Since 1762 the skyline of Kew in West London has been dominated by a rather curious building: a gigantic Chinese Pagoda. The building soars 164ft (50 metres) into the west London sky and was the ...

JIANGSU, East China — This time, White Snake frees herself. Leifeng Pagoda, her prospective prison, having sunk beneath the waves, she wraps her rebellious ...

However, in the 300th year of his birth, it’s fitting to remember Sir William Chambers (1723–96), the creator of the great Pagoda and a major figure in the ornamentation of the estate in the years ...