Tran Quoc pagoda, Hanoi

There are plenty of small but also large buddhist temples and palaces in Hanoi. Some of them are very old, but well maintained, some are new and all are very well attended.

Tran Quoc Pagoda is located beside the dazzling West Lake, on Thanh Nien Road, Hanoi. Particularly, it is seated on an island linked by a bridge to the causeway between the two most romantic lakes of Hanoi: West Lake and Truc Bach Lake.

Tran Quoc pagoda was built between 541-545 AD, during the reign of Chinese Emperor Lý Nam Đế (personal name Lý Bí or Lý Bôn), which is considered by many as first emperor of Vietnam. Originally, the pagoda was built on the shore at the Red River, but at the beginning of the 17th century during the reign of King Le Kinh Tong was moved to West Lake (Hồ Tây). At this time Tran Quoc pagoda changed the original name Khai Quoc to Tran Quoc.

Tran Quoc Pagoda is definitely a good place to visit if you will be moving at the West Lake (Hồ Tây). You will not probably forget on the atmosphere of this place where the sun is falling down over the lake.

Location Thanh Nien, Ba Dinh Dist.
Ticket Free Entrance
Opening hours 11am-11.30am & 01pm-06pm on Monday-Saturday |07am -06pm on Sunday and holidays.