Pagode de Vincennes
The Pagode du bois de Vincennes is the seat of the Institut international bouddhique founded by Jean Sainteny who was the manager of the institute. It is located in a former building of the International Colonial Exposition of 1931, designed by the architect Louis-Hippolyte Boileau.Photo: Poulpy, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Buddhist temple
- Description: pagoda located in Paris, France
- Also known as: “Grande Pagode de Vincennes”
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kagyu-Dzong and Paris Zoological Park.
Kagyu-Dzong
Buddhist temple
Photo: Ordifana75, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Kagyu-Dzong center is a Buddhist center in Paris, affiliated to the Karma Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism. This center is linked to the 17th Karmapa, Orgyen Trinley Dorje.
Paris Zoological Park
Zoo
Photo: Guilhem Vellut, CC BY 2.0.
The Paris Zoological Park, formerly known as the Bois de Vincennes Zoological Park, and commonly called the Vincennes Zoo, is a facility of the National Museum of Natural History, located in the 12th arrondissement of Paris, which covers an area of 14.5 hectares in the bois de Vincennes. Paris Zoological Park is situated 400 metres north of Pagode de Vincennes.
Île de Reuilly
Islet
Photo: Okki, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Île de Reuilly is an islet, which is situated 280 metres north of Pagode de Vincennes.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Charenton-le-Pont and Porte Dorée.
Charenton-le-Pont
Town
Photo: Eponimm, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Charenton-le-Pont or simply Charenton is a commune situated just southeast of Paris, France. It is located 6.2 km from the centre of Paris, to the north of the confluence of the Seine and Marne rivers; the 'Bridge' part of the name refers to the stone bridge across the Marne.
Pagode de Vincennes
- Categories: pagoda, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Paris, Île-de-France, France, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
48.82848° or 48° 49′ 43″ northLongitude
2.41536° or 2° 24′ 55″ eastOpen location code
8FW4RCH8+94OpenStreetMap ID
way 62819091OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q2985016
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In Other Languages
From Belarusian to Vietnamese—“Pagode de Vincennes” goes by many names.
- Belarusian: “Венсенская пагада”
- Catalan: “pagoda de Vincennes”
- Catalan: “Pagoda de Vincennes”
- Catalan: “Pagoda del bosc de Vincennes”
- Catalan: “Pagode de Vincennes”
- Chinese: “万塞讷佛寺”
- Chinese: “彎賽訥佛寺”
- Czech: “Pagoda Vincennes”
- Dutch: “Pagode de Vincennes”
- French: “Grande Pagode de Vincennes”
- French: “pagode de Vincennes”
- French: “Pagode de Vincennes”
- French: “pavillons du Togo et du Cameroun de l’exposition coloniale internationale de 1931”
- Japanese: “ヴァンセンヌ寺院”
- Russian: “Венсенская пагода”
- Spanish: “Pagode de Vincennes”
- Ukrainian: “Венсенська пагода”
- Vietnamese: “Chùa Vincennes”
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