Kagyu Samye Dzong London

Kagyu Samye Dzong London Tibetan Buddhist Centre for World Peace and Health is the London branch of Kagyu Samye Ling Monastery in Scotland. Kagyu Samye Dzong London is under the direct guidance of Chöje Akong Tulku Rinpoche and Venerable Lama Yeshe Losal Rinpoche, the co-founder and Abbot of Samye Ling respectively.

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Type: Buddhist temple
Denomination: Tibetan
Description: Dharma center in Southwark, London, England, UK
Also known as: “Bermondsey Public Library and attached railings and piers”
Address: 15 Spa Road

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include The Tower of London and Tower Bridge.

The Tower of London

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The Tower of London, officially His Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress of the Tower of London, is a historic citadel and castle on the north bank of the River Thames in London, England. The Tower of London is situated 1 mile north of Kagyu Samye Dzong London.

Tower Bridge

Bridge

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Tower Bridge is a Grade I listed combined bascule, suspension, and, until 1960, cantilever bridge in London, built between 1886 and 1894, designed by Horace Jones and engineered by John Wolfe Barry with the help of Henry Marc Brunel. Tower Bridge is situated 3,600 feet north of Kagyu Samye Dzong London.

Bermondsey Spa Gardens

Park

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Bermondsey Spa Gardens is a park in Bermondsey, London. It is located on Grange Road, SE1 3AH. The park has been included in the recent and ongoing regeneration of the Bermondsey Spa area. Bermondsey Spa Gardens is situated 350 feet south of Kagyu Samye Dzong London.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bermondsey and Butler’s Wharf.

Bermondsey

Suburb

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Bermondsey is a district in southeast London, part of the London Borough of Southwark, England, 2+1⁄2 miles southeast of Charing Cross. To the west of Bermondsey lies Southwark, to the east Rotherhithe and Deptford, to the south Walworth and Peckham, and to the north is Wapping across the River Thames.

Butler’s Wharf

Neighborhood

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Butler's Wharf is an English historic building at Shad Thames on the south bank of the River Thames, just east of London's Tower Bridge, now housing luxury flats and restaurants.