Tran Quoc among top 16 world's most beautiful pagodas
VOV.VN -The UK's second biggest-selling daily newspaper Daily Mail has named Tran Quoc Pagoda, located on a small penisula on the east side of West Lake, among top 16 most mesmerising pagodas across the world.
According to the website, the 1,500-year-old Tran Quoc Pagoda is regarded as the most ancient one in Hanoi. |
Rounding the list of top 16 are Toji Pagoda in Kyoto, Japan, |
Pagoda in Lampang, Thailand, |
Another pagoda in Thailand, |
Buddhist pagoda in Samui island in Thailand, |
Pagoda, featuring 2,500 stone stupas - or dome-shaped buildings, is hidden in a remote area of Myanmar |
Shwedagon Paya Pagoda in Yangon, Myanmar, |
Gyeongbokgung Palace in Seoul, the Republic of Korea, |
Thambuddhei Paya Pagoda in Monywa, Myanmar, |
Pagoda at Meidai Lamasery Inner in Mongolia, |
Chureito Pagoda Fujiyoshida in Japan, |
Wat Phra That Doi Suthep in Chiang Mai, Thailand, |
Cebu Taoist Temple in Cebu, the Philippines, |
Kyaiktiyo Pagoda in Mon State, Myanmar, |
Kaunghmudaw Pagoda in Sagaing, Myanmar, |
and Global Vipassana Pagoda in Mumbai, India. |