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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 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] In front of the Great Gate are four tall pillars.
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.
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.
Taco Temple, a California Mexican fusion restaurant with two locations in San Luis Obispo County, permanently closed one of its establishments Dec. 31, after four years in business.
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.
In 2014, membership voted in favor of hosting the 2023 U.S. Open, which will be the first in Los Angeles since the 1948 Open at Riviera Country Club. Shortz said the vote passed in a 90% landslide.