Situated in busy downtown Hohhot, the Five-Pagoda Monastery was erected in 1732. Towering 16 meters, the pagodas were laid with glazed bricks, with reliefs of 1,560 Buddhist statues, hence its name the Thousand-Buddha Pagoda. Five small pagodas stand on top of the temple. A horizontal stone board was hung over the gate of the monastery with inscriptions in Mongolian, Tibetan, and Han.