Pagoda-Skyline [PA]

Description

Pagoda-Skyline seeks to preserve the Pagoda, Fire Tower, and Skyline Drive area of Reading, PA for visitor education. The 1908 Pagoda was built as a luxury hotel, replicating the appearance of Japanese Shogun Dynasty architecture, with the intention of hiding damage done to the land while quarrying stone. The exterior displayed community messages through flashes of light patterned after Morse Code. Highlights include a 1739 bell from a Buddhist temple in Japan.

Uncertain if the Pagoda currently offers anything more than a gift shop and cafe.