Ly Bat De Temple
The Lý Bát Đế Temple or Đô Temple, formal Buddhist name Cổ Pháp Điện, is a temple near Hanoi of which the central section was built in 1028 on the death of Lý Thái Tổ, and the complex enlarged as seven of his descendant Lý dynasty emperors were also buried at the shrine – Lý Bát Đế means "Eight Lý Emperors." Traditionally, the shrine serves for ancestor worship of the eight emperors.Photo: Truongson78, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Buddhist temple
- Also known as: “Cổ Pháp Điện”, “Lý Bát Đế Shrine”, and “Lý Bát Đế Temple”
- Address: Đường Lý Thái Tổ, Bắc Ninh, Phường Đình Bảng, Thành phố Từ Sơn, Bac Ninh
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lim and Co Loa.
Lim
Town
Photo: Nguyễn Đông Sơn, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lim is a town, which is situated 8 km northeast of Ly Bat De Temple.
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.
Ly Bat De Temple
- Categories: tourism, tourist attraction, historic site, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Từ Sơn, Bắc Ninh Province, Vietnam, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Latitude
21.10709° or 21° 6′ 26″ northLongitude
105.95976° or 105° 57′ 35″ eastOpen location code
7PH74X45+RWOpenStreetMap ID
way 576742550OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q180566
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Vietnamese—“Ly Bat De Temple” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “李八帝廟”
- German: “Lý-Bát-Đế-Schrein”
- Korean: “리바디사원”
- Russian: “Либатдэ”
- Turkish: “Lý Bát Đế Tapınağı”
- Vietnamese: “Đền Đô”
- Vietnamese: “Đền Lý Bát Đế”
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Highlights include Sới vật Đền Đô phường Đình Bảng and Nhà văn hóa Tổ dân phố Thượng.
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