One Pillar Pagoda
A small wooden shrine set on a single stone pillar rising from a lotus pond, meant to look like a lotus flower breaking the water. First built in 1049, it is dedicated to Guanyin and counted with the Perfume Pagoda as one of Vietnam's two best known temples.
- Where
- Hanoi, Hanoi, Vietnam
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 21.0357, 105.8334
Get the One Pillar Pagoda stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at One Pillar Pagoda. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Hanoi volume with your photos and a note.
Near One Pillar Pagoda
Ho Chi Minh Museum 0.1 km
A museum opened in 1990 beside the mausoleum grounds, telling the life of Ho Chi Minh and the country's long struggle against foreign powers. The white building is designed in the shape of a lotus flower.
Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum 0.2 km
A grey granite mausoleum at the centre of Ba Dinh Square, where Ho Chi Minh's embalmed body lies in state. It stands on the spot where he read the Declaration of Independence on 2 September 1945, and visitors file past in silence under an honour guard.
Ba Dinh Square 0.3 km
The broad square in front of the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, where the Proclamation of Independence was read on 2 September 1945. It takes its name from the Ba Dinh uprising against the French in 1886 and 1887, and draws pilgrims and tourists in equal measure.
Presidential Palace 0.4 km
An ochre yellow colonial mansion built for the French Governor-General of Indochina, and today the official residence and office of Vietnam's president. Ho Chi Minh chose not to live inside, keeping to a modest stilt house in the grounds instead.
Vietnam National Museum of Fine Arts 0.7 km
The country's main art museum, showing Vietnamese art from many periods, from old sculpture to lacquer and silk painting. It stands across the street from the Temple of Literature.
Imperial Citadel of Thang Long 0.7 km
The seat of Vietnamese royal power for centuries, begun in 1010 under Emperor Ly Thai To. The French pulled most of it down, but its gates, old foundations and excavated palace remains in central Hanoi are now a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Hanoi Flag Tower 0.7 km
A 33.4 metre brick tower that once formed part of the Hanoi Citadel and is now one of the symbols of the city. It rises from a stepped base to a lookout where the national flag flies, and it survived when most of the citadel around it was cleared.
Temple of Literature 0.8 km
A temple to Confucius founded in 1070, which also housed the Imperial Academy, Vietnam's first national university, from 1076 to 1779. Its walled courtyards lead past stone stelae mounted on tortoises, carved with the names of those who passed the royal exams.
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Questions
Where is One Pillar Pagoda?
One Pillar Pagoda is in Hanoi, Hanoi, Vietnam. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Ho Chi Minh Museum (0.1 km), Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum (0.2 km), Ba Dinh Square (0.3 km).
How do I get the One Pillar Pagoda stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at One Pillar Pagoda and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Hanoi volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to One Pillar Pagoda before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Hanoi volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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