Known as one of the icons of Hanoi, Tran Quoc Pagoda attracts crowds of Buddhists followers and domestic and international tourists throughout the year.
Tran Quoc Pagoda - A tourist attraction in Hanoi (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Known as one of the icons of Hanoi, TranQuoc Pagoda attracts crowds of Buddhists followers and domestic andinternational tourists throughout the year.
Builtin the sixth century, Tran Quoc pagoda is the most ancient of the 600 or sopagodas and temples in the capital city.
Thepagoda sits on an islet within West Lake in Tay Ho district. It isdistinguished by its historical and architectural values, becoming a sacredplace for locals and a popular religious attraction for foreign visitors.
TimJupp, a tourist from the UK, expressed how impressed he was by the age of thepagoda and the early development of Vietnamese religion.
“Ithink Vietnam is very advanced and early. It very impressive to see howbeautiful it is inside the pagoda,” Tim said.
Meanwhile,Mark Sentovich, a visitor from the US enjoyed the way Vietnamese peoplepractice their religion while visiting the Buddhist worship place.
“Itis very interesting to see Vietnamese people pray and show their respects atthe pagoda,” Mark said.
TranQuoc pagoda is renowned for its architecture. The high stupa called "BaoThap" (Precious Stupa) is among its outstanding features. The stupa wasbuilt in 1998. It has 11 floors and is 15 metres high.
RaymondFletcher, a visitor from Australia was attracted by the history of the pagoda ofnearly 1,500 years old while being curious about its good shape after such along period of time.
“Itis marvelous to see the pagoda, how old it is but how new it looks,” Raymondsaid.
Thepagoda was listed among the world’s 16 most beautiful pagodas by Britishnewspaper the Daily Mail in 2016.
Travelsite Thrillist also named the pagoda among a list of 11 “stunningly gorgeous”pagodas around the world.-VNA
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Tran Quoc Pagoda - A tourist attraction in Hanoi (Photo: VNA)
