pagoda winThe edge of a pagoda's eaves forms a straht , with each following edge being shorter than the other. The more difference in length (a parameter called teen (, gradual diminution) in Japanese) between stories, the more solidThe edge of a pagoda's eaves forms a straht , with each following edge being shorter than the other. The more difference in length (a parameter called teen (, gradual diminution) in Japanese) between stories, the more solid