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The main gate to the temple. The temple layout is similar to that of the temple at Qufu, Shandong, Confucius' birthplace. It covers an area of over 54,000 square metres (580,000 sq ft), including the Văn lake, Giám park and the interior courtyards which are surrounded by a brick wall. [6]
The Trấn Quốc Pagoda in Hanoi is the oldest pagoda in the city, originally constructed in the sixth century during the reign of Emperor Lý Nam Đế (from 544 until 548), thus giving it an age of more than 1,500 years. When founded the temple was named Khai Quốc (National Founding) and was sited on the shores of the Red River, outside of ...
The pagoda is a historic Buddhist temple in the central Ba Đình district (near the Thăng Long Citadel), Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam. The most famous part of this architecture complex is Liên Hoa Đài (蓮花臺) means 'the lotus pedestal' which is a temple with special structure: a building laid on one pillar.
The temple was built in early 19th century, originally dedicated to "Three Sages" Wenchang Dijun, Guan Yu and Lü Dongbin. At some point, the national hero, Trần Hưng Đạo, was incorporated into the temple. [1] From the shore, Thê Húc Bridge (Cầu Thê Húc) leads to the islet.
Quán Thánh Temple (Vietnamese: Đền Quán Thánh), also known as Trấn Vũ Temple (Sino-Vietnamese: Chân Vũ Quán, chữ Hán: 真武觀), is a Taoist temple in Hanoi, Vietnam. Dated to the 11th century, the temple was dedicated to Xuan Wu , or Trấn Vũ ( chữ Hán : 鎮武) in Vietnamese, one of the principal deities in Taoism.
The Hương Temple (Vietnamese: Chùa Hương, Chữ Hán: 香寺) is a vast complex of Buddhist temples and shrines built into the limestone Hương Tích mountains. It is the site of a religious festival which draws large numbers of pilgrims from across Vietnam . [ 1 ]
Kim Liên Pagoda Tam quan of Kim Liên Pagoda, Hanoi. The Kim Liên Pagoda (Vietnamese: Chùa Kim Liên, Kim Liên tự), Chữ Hán: 金蓮寺) is a Buddhist pagoda in Hanoi. The pagoda is built on a strip of silt land by West Lake, then in Nghi Tàm village, today in Quảng An village, Tây Hồ district.
The temple was then renamed Chân Tiên after its village of origin. Châu Long Temple: 44 Châu Long street, Trúc Bạch ward Ba Đình: During the Trần dynasty, Princess Khiết Cô became a Buddhist nun here. The temple was renovated in 1808, 1901 and 1932, and classified as architectural and artistic monument since February 1994. Cổ ...