Tran Quoc Pagoda Hanoi

Thanh Nien St., Hanoi , Vietnam
  • Traveler Rating 4.00
    4 reviews 29 travel blogs 68 photos

    Attraction Type:

    Religious site

    Popularity

    25of 53 attractions in Hanoi

TravelPod Member ReviewsTran Quoc Pagoda Hanoi

  • great place for pray

    5

    michaelmanh 0 contribution Hanoi, Vietnam Jan 10, 2012

    i come here with my friend and see that this s a good and quite place for praying.thanks

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Travel Blogs by Travelers Who Visited this Attraction Tran Quoc Pagoda Hanoi

  • 1

    Information Overload...

    75 photos

    Today, we spent the day touring some sights in the city of Hanoi. We left our hotel at 8:00am and started our day at the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum and Museum. Once we got to the Mausoleum, the regulations were very strict, no hats, no talking, no walking too fast or too slow, there were guards armed with bayonet guns all around the Mausoleum and the …

  • 2

    A long day!

    Today we woke up at around 7 AM. We got ready then left with our guide to go on a city tour for the day in Hanoi. Our first stop was at the Ho Chih Minh Mausoleum. Ho Chih Minh is the man that liberated Vietnam from the French in the war. He is highly respected in Vietnam, and is an amazing inspirational man. At the Mausoleum, we learned about him …

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    VIETNAM! Beeping Me Crazy!!

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    ... much needed rest-stop. Nearby we visited small but elegant Quan Than Temple (dedicated to the Guardian of the North - Tran Vo), and Tran Quoc Pagoda on a small island in the lake, which dates back to 6th century!  After hiring a relaxing ...

  • 2

    Ha Noi: Chaotic Harmony in the Capital

    42 photos

    ... 't get this.  I made my way up to the large West Lake for sunset and was pleasantly surprised by the Tran Quoc pagoda.  It contained beautiful golden Buddha statues in the sanctum, ornate decorations, and outside of the sanctum was the entire ...

  • 3

    A new country

    ... trunks oriented in a horizontal pattern that the artist played with what looked like a wooden spoon. Then we were off to Tran Quoc Pagoda on Ho Tay (West Lake).  The temple showed its Indian influences and had many neat stelae.  A dignitary ...

  • 4

    Good Morning Vietnam!

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    ... and a failed geocache. Luckily we had beer (and beer) and footie in the evening, so all was well again. A visit to the Tran Quoc pagoda was the first port of call of the day. A very good pagoda (we are becoming experts on this matter). On the side ...

  • 5

    A visit to see Uncle Ho

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    ... , but that looked like a little too much work, and the lake water looked a little skanky! A quick visit to the Tran Quoc pagoda was next on the list. Unfortunately we have spoilt ourselves with the huge beautiful pagodas in Kyoto and this one looked a ...

  • 6

    Back To Hanoi Again

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    ... photo exhibition showing pictures taken (with comments) by Hill Tribe kids who had been given cameras. We then visited the lovely Tran Quoc Pagoda which is on a little island in a fabulous lake. We had a lunch in Highlands which was a nice floating ...

  • 7

    Happy Holidays from Hanoi

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    ... . At only 20,000 dong a piece, it's an inexpensive way to get some peace and quiet in this crazy city. Tran Quoc Pagoda: Tran Quoc Pagoda is a temple we, quite literally, stumbled upon during a walk around Ho Tay (West Lake). Nestled on the banks ...

  • 8

    Sweat Pit

    ... taxi that quite happily agreed to use the meter, so off we went to 'West Lake'. We asked to be let out at the 'Tran Quoc Pagoda' which we were but unfortunately it was closed between 11:30am and 1:30am which was when we turned up. We were surprised at ...

  • 9

    Hanoi in a Heartbeat

    ... , built to commerate the 1000-year anniversary of Hanoi in 2010, on the way to our first stop, which was Tran Quoc pagoda, the oldest in Vietnam. It operates as a funeral pyre for especially esteemed monks, and there is a monument to some of the best ...

  • 10

    Hanoi

    20 photos

    ... Mac Can"), the memorial looks like a statue of McCain in chains. Does he know about this? The Tran Quoc Pagoda, billed as the oldest religious foundation in Hanoi, was also on the causeway. We walked from West Lake back to the Old Quarter to catch ...