One Pillar Pagoda
Buddhist temple in Hanoi, Vietnam
About
The One Pillar Pagoda (Vietnamese: Chùa Một Cột; chữ Nôm: 廚𠬠榾), formally belongs to an architecture complex called Diên Hựu tự (chữ Hán: 延祐寺) which means 'pagoda of extended blessings'. 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 original pagoda was built in 1049, had some additions and was perfected in 1105. It is regarded alongside the Hương Temple, as one of Vietnam's two most iconic temples.
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Đại Việt
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Trần dynasty
Imperial Vietnamese dynasty (1225–1400)
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North Vietnam
Country in Southeast Asia (1945–1976)
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International Control Commission
1954–1974 United Nations mission in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia
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Imperial Citadel of Thăng Long
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