Ménkăn, The Nanjing Chapter

Ménkăn is the name of the former Nanjing Chapter of the Order of Arcadium. It is largely considered as one of the four Founding Chapters of the Order of Arcadium at its establishment in 1475.
Ménkăn was housed inside the Pagoda, Porcelain Tower of Nanjing otherwise known as the Bao'ensi or "Temple of Gratitude". It was commissioned in 1412 and completed in 1431 during the Ming Dynasty on the south bank of external Qinhuai River in Nanjing, China.
After the the Absondern Edict was issued in 1620, Ménkăn went underground at the location so was unaffected in 1801 when the tower was struck by lightning and the top four stories were knocked off. The Tower was soon restored but was ultimately abandoned by the Order of Arcadium in 1853 due to war in the region and was finally destroyed in 1856.

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Guildhall