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The '''Beisi Pagoda''' ({{zh|c=北寺塔|p=Běisì Tǎ|w='''Peiszu T'a'''}}; [[Suzhou dialect|Suzhou Wu]]: Poh zy thaeh, {{IPA-wuu|poʔ zz̩ tʰɑʔ}}) or '''North Temple Pagoda''' is a [[Chinese pagoda]] located at Bao'en Temple in [[Suzhou]], [[Jiangsu]] Province, [[China]]. The base of the pagoda has an [[octagon]]al frame, and the tower rises nine stories in a total height of 76 m (249 ft). The pagoda was once eleven stories tall, but was damaged and reduced to nine stories. Its double eaves and flying corners are similar to that of the [[Liuhe Pagoda]] found in [[Hangzhou]]. Its base and outside walls are made of brick, the [[balustrade]]s made of stone, and the eaves and banisters encircling the structure are made of wood.