The Songshan Mountain known as spiritual "Centre of Heaven and Earth" features a significant Buddhist presence. It is home to the Shaolin Monastery, traditionally considered to be the birthplace of Zen Buddhismand Kung-Fu martial arts. Being rich in its extensive history and significant in its cultural impact on the world the place was added to the UNESCO World Heritage list. 

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Architects: Mailitis Architects

Location: Songshan Mountain, Dengfeng, Zhengzhou, China

Architect In Charge: Austris Mail?tis, Valters Mur?ns, Ints Men?elis, K?rlis Melzobs, Dina Suhanova, Andra Odum?ne, Jekaterina Olonkina

Area: 614.8 m2

Project Year: 2016

Photographs: Ansis Starks
Vertical Wind Tunnels: Aerodium

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From the architect. The Songshan Mountain known as spiritual "Centre of Heaven and Earth" features a significant Buddhist presence. It is home to the Shaolin Monastery, traditionally considered to be the birthplace of Zen Buddhismand Kung-Fu martial arts. Being rich in its extensive history and significant in its cultural impact on the world the place was added to the UNESCO World Heritage list. 

© Ansis Starks

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