Ngọc Sơn Temple
The Ngọc Sơn Temple is located on a islet in Hoàn Kiếm Lake, central Hanoi, Vietnam.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Opening hours: Monday—Friday 7:00 AM—6:00 PM
- Type: Place of worship
- Description: Temple in Vietnam
- Also known as: “Ngoc Son Temple” and “Temple of the Jade Mountain”
- Address: Hà Nội
- Wheelchair access: no
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Dong kinh Nghia Thuc Square and Saint Joseph Cathedral.
Dong kinh Nghia Thuc Square
Square
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Dong kinh Nghia Thuc Square is situated 170 metres northwest of Ngọc Sơn Temple.
Saint Joseph Cathedral
Church
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St. Joseph's Cathedral is a Catholic church on Nhà Chung Street, in the Hoàn Kiếm District of Hanoi, Vietnam. It is a late 19th-century Gothic Revival church that serves as the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hanoi. Saint Joseph Cathedral is situated 430 metres southwest of Ngọc Sơn Temple.
Turtle Tower
Monument
Photo: Khoitran1957, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Turtle Tower, also called the Tortoise Tower, is a small tower in the middle of Hoan Kiem Lake in central Hanoi, Vietnam. It is one of the most iconic, symbolic and most recognizable pieces of architecture representing Hanoi and the entirety of Vietnam. Turtle Tower is situated 320 metres south of Ngọc Sơn Temple.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hoàn Kiếm and Văn Miếu – Quốc Tử Giám.
Hoàn Kiếm
Suburb
Photo: The Hanoian, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hoàn Kiếm is a ward of Hanoi, the capital city in the Red River Delta of Vietnam.
Văn Miếu – Quốc Tử Giám
Suburb
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Văn Miếu - Quốc Tử Giám is a ward of Hanoi the capital city in the Red River Delta of Vietnam.
O Cho Dua
Suburb
Ô Chợ Dừa is a ward of Hanoi, the capital city in the Red River Delta of Vietnam. O Cho Dua is situated 3 km west of Ngọc Sơn Temple.
Ngọc Sơn Temple
- Categories: building, temple, and religion
- Location: Hoan Kiem, Hanoi, Northern Vietnam, Vietnam, Southeast Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
21.03073° or 21° 1′ 51″ northLongitude
105.85238° or 105° 51′ 9″ eastElevation
22 metres (72 feet)Open location code
7PH72VJ2+7XOpenStreetMap ID
way 178995262OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=templeOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=no
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Vietnamese—“Ngọc Sơn Temple” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “玉山祠”
- French: “Temple Ngoc Son”
- German: “Jadeberg-Tempel”
- Japanese: “玉山祠”
- Korean: “응옥선 사당”
- Russian: “Храм Нефритовой горы”
- Slovenian: “Tempelj Ngọc Sơn”
- Spanish: “Templo Ngoc Son”
- Vietnamese: “Đền Ngọc Sơn”
- Vietnamese: “Đền Ngọc Tượng”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Ngọc Sơn Temple”. Photo: Richard Mortel, CC BY 2.0.