Linggu temple complex has one of the most interesting buildings in Nanjing - the Beamless Hall (Wuliang Dian). In 1381, when Hongwu was building his tomb, he had a temple on the site torn down and rebuilt a few kilometers to the east. Of this temple only the Beamless Hall (so called because it is built entirely of bricks and contains no beam supports) remains. The structure has an interesting vaulted ceiling and a large stone platform where Buddhist statues once sat. In the 1930s the hall was turned into a memorial to those who died in the 1926-28 revolution. 

Founded in the Liang dynasty (502-557), Linggu temple was once a sprawling monastic complex where Buddhist monks studied in seclusion. Unfortunately, most of the temple was destroyed in the 19th century Taiping rebellion. Among the temple's interesting features is a vaulted hall built in 1831, commonly called the 'beamless hall' because, unlike most Chinese buildings, it is built entirely of masonry. Originally a shine to the Amitabha Buddha, it was converted in 1928 into a shrine for the 33,000 soldiers killed in Chiang Kai-Shek's 'northern expedition' to reunify the country.

Linggu Pagoda: It is in the back of the Linggu Temple, built in 1929, and originally named as memorial pagoda for sacrificed soldiers in the national revolution. The 9 stories pagoda stands 60.5 meters high, it was reinforced with concrete. A spiral staircase will leads you to the top story of the pagoda. 

Three-superb Tablet: There is a painting of Monk Baozhi, painted by Wu Daozi, a famous painter in the Tang Dynasty (618-907), a poem written by Libai, an outstanding poet in the Tang Dynasty, and calligraphy written by Yan Zhenqing, a well-known calligrapher. For the painting, poem and calligraphy are all rated as superb works of art, the tablet was honored as 'Three-superb Tablet'. The present Tablet is a duplicate by Monk Fa Shou in the Qing Dynasty during the reign of Emperor Qian Long.