Introduce the architectural style exhibited by pagodas

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Pagodas developed from Indian stupas as Buddhism spread northeast into China. Pagodas merged with watchtowers of Han-dynasty china in multi-storied stone or wood structures with projecting tiled roofs. Early pagodas, like stupas, were symbolic, not enclosing structures. Later pagodas provided varying degrees of internal access. This transformation culminated in wooden pagodas with upward-curving roofs supported by elaborate bracketing in china, Korea, and Japan.