What makes the pagoda at Bunhwang Temple different from other early Korean stone pagodas?

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Pagoda of Jeongrimsa Temple in Buyeo, South Korea — Korean architecture Five-story stone pagoda of Jeongrimsa Temple, first half of the 7th century, Baekje period; in Buyeo, South Korea. Height 8.33 meters (27.3 feet).

The stone pagoda at Bunhwang Temple, constructed in 634 CE, is distinct from other early Korean stone pagodas because it was modeled after a Chinese brick pagoda of the Tang dynasty rather than attempting to replicate the wooden pagodas common in the Paekche region.1

While early Paekche architects primarily sought to copy the structural details of wooden pagodas using stone—as seen at the Mirŭk Temple—the Bunhwang Temple pagoda represents a unique Silla-era departure by adopting the aesthetic and form of brick masonry.1