One Pillar Pagoda

Local nameChùa Một Cột
LocationHanoi, Vietnam

The One Pillar Pagoda is a historic Buddhist temple in Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam. It is regarded alongside the Perfume Temple, as one of Vietnam's two most iconic temples.The temple was built by Emperor Lý Thái Tông, who ruled from 1028 to 1054. According to the court records, Lý Thái Tông was childless and dreamt that he met the bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, who handed him a baby son while seated on a lotus flower. Lý Thái Tông then married a peasant girl that he had met and she bore him a son.

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Opening hours

Daily: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Admission

Free

More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Pillar_Pagoda

Address Chùa Một Cột, Đội Cấn, Ba Đình, Hà Nội, Vietnam

Coordinates 21°2'8.974" N 105°50'1.153" E

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