In which U.S. state will you find this mountaintop pagoda?

William A. Witman, Sr., a businessman and politician, commissioned the Reading Pagoda in the early 20th century. Completed in 1908 at a cost of $50,000, the pagoda was intended to be the hotel/restaurant centerpiece of a luxury resort atop Mount Penn, overlooking the city of Reading. The proposed resort was denied a liquor license, as the winding roads up to the Pagoda were deemed unsafe for any intoxicated drivers headed home. Facing a subsequent bank foreclosure, Witman abandoned the pagoda. The property was later purchased by Jonathon and Julia Mould. Recognizing that the pagoda had already become a symbol of the city, they sold it to the City of Reading for a symbolic $1.

The Pagoda is 28 feet (8.5 m) wide, 50 feet (15 m) long, and 72 feet (22 m) tall. Perched on the edge of a cliff, 620 feet (190 m) above the city and 886 feet (270 m) above sea level, it offers a 30-mile (48 km) panoramic view of the city and the surrounding countryside. The seven-story pagoda sits on 10 acres (4 ha) of land near the top of Mt. Penn.

The Reading Pagoda features a 18th-century bell cast in Japan. The bell was shipped to New York Harbor in 1906 via the Suez Canal and arrived by train in Pennsylvania the following year, according to the Foundation for the Reading Pagoda.

The Pagoda is now part of the Mount Penn Reserve; 1,595 acres (645 ha) of land owned by the City of Reading. It houses a small café and a gift shop, and continues to serve as an icon for the City of Reading.