HN's One Pillar Pagoda set for renovations
VGP - Chùa Một Cột or One Pillar Pagoda, the 1,000-year-old structure that symbolizes Hà Nội, will be renovated at a cost of US $1.48 million.
September 23, 2011 1:23 PM GMT+7
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The One Pillar Pagoda |
The temple was renovated in 1105 by Emperor Lý Nhân Tông and a bell was cast in 1109.
The preservation, to begin next year, will be finished in early 2013.
A replica was built in HCM City's Thủ Đức District in the late 1950s./.
