Complex sentence: Ordinarily twin pagodas are aligned symmetrically and share the same overall structure, however the West Pagoda faces further south by about 5 ° and has a two-tiered platform instead of the single-tier platform of the East Pagoda.
Split into simpler sentences: Ordinarily twin pagodas are aligned symmetrically and share the same structure. However, the West Pagoda faces further south by about 5 ° and has a two-tiered platform instead of the single-tier platform of the East Pagoda.