Trấn Quốc Pagoda
Trấn Quốc Pagoda, the oldest Buddhist temple in Hanoi, is located on a small island near the southeastern shore of Hanoi's West Lake, Vietnam.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Thang Nguyen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Pagoda
- Description: buddhist temple in Hanoi
- Also known as: “Tran Quoc Pagoda”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include West Lake and Presidential Palace.
West Lake
Lake
Photo: Rungbachduong, CC BY-SA 3.0.
West Lake is the biggest freshwater lake of Hanoi, Vietnam, located northwest of the city center. With a shore length of 17 kilometres and 500 hectares in area, this is the largest lake of the capital and a popular place for recreation with many surrounding gardens, hotels and villas.
Presidential Palace
Photo: Jorge Láscar, Public domain.
The Presidential Palace of Vietnam, located in the city of Hanoi, currently is the official residence of the president of Vietnam and the seat of the presidential office. Before 1954, it was named the Palace of the Governor-General of Indochina. Presidential Palace is situated 2 km southeast of Trấn Quốc Pagoda.
Ho Chi Minh Museum
Museum
Photo: Aaron, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Ho Chi Minh Museum is located in Hanoi, Vietnam. Constructed in the 1990s, it is dedicated to the late Vietnamese leader Ho Chi Minh and Vietnam's revolutionary struggle against foreign powers. Ho Chi Minh Museum is situated 2 km southeast of Trấn Quốc Pagoda.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Thái Hà Ấp and Co Loa.
Thái Hà Ấp
Neighborhood
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Thái Hà Ấp is a neighborhood, which is situated 4 km south of Trấn Quốc Pagoda.
Co Loa
Photo: ZiYouXunLu, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cổ Loa is a modern day town and ancient former capital of Northern Vietnam, slightly Northeast of the current capital of Hanoi.
Trấn Quốc Pagoda
- Categories: Buddhist temple, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Tây Hồ District, Hanoi, Northern Vietnam, Vietnam, Southeast Asia, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Vietnamese—“Trấn Quốc Pagoda” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Չանկուչոկ”
- Chinese: “鎮國寺”
- Chinese: “镇国寺”
- Egyptian Arabic: “معبد تران كويك”
- French: “pagode Trấn Quốc”
- French: “Pagode Trấn Quốc”
- German: “Tran-Quoc-Pagode”
- Indonesian: “Pagoda Tran Quoc”
- Japanese: “鎮国寺”
- Japanese: “鎮國寺”
- Korean: “쩐 꿕 사당”
- Korean: “쩐꾸옥 사원”
- Russian: “Пагода Чанкуок”
- Slovenian: “Pagoda Tran Quoc”
- Spanish: “Pagoda Tran Quoc Pen”
- Vietnamese: “Chùa Khai Quốc”
- Vietnamese: “Chùa Trấn Quốc”
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