☸️ One Pillar Pagoda (Hanoi)
Vietnam
About This Sacred Site
The One Pillar Pagoda (Chùa Một Cột) is one of Vietnam's most iconic Buddhist temples and a symbol of Hanoi. Built in 1049 by Emperor Lý Thái Tông, the pagoda was inspired by a dream in which the Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara (Quan Am) appeared sitting on a lotus. The emperor built the pagoda on a single stone pillar rising from a lotus pond to resemble a lotus flower emerging from the water. Despite being destroyed and rebuilt multiple times, the pagoda remains one of Vietnam's most revered Buddhist sites.
Key Facts
- •Built in 1049 by Emperor Lý Thái Tông after a dream of the Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara
- •Designed to resemble a lotus flower rising from a pond
- •Rests on a single stone pillar 1.25 meters in diameter
- •Destroyed by the French in 1954 and rebuilt by the Vietnamese government
- •One of the most iconic symbols of Hanoi and Vietnamese Buddhism
Location
Coordinates: 21.0359, 105.8340
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