One Pillar Pagoda

One Pillar Pagoda

One Pillar Pagoda

One Pillar Pagoda

Hanoi 742 view

One Pillar Pagoda was originally named Lien Hoa Dai which means Lotus Dai Dai with unique architecture: a shrine placed on a single pillar. Lien Hoa Dai is the most famous work in the architectural complex of Dien Huu Pagoda], which means the "Long-lasting Blessing" temple. The original Dien Huu Pagoda, built in the winter of King Ly Thai Tong in 1049 and completed in 1105 during the reign of King Ly Nhan Tong, is now gone. The current Lien Hoa Dai building located in Hanoi is a version that has been modified many times over the periods, destroyed by the French when they withdrew from Hanoi on September 11, 1954 and rebuilt in 1955 by the architect. Nguyen Ba Lang follows the architecture left from the Nguyen Dynasty. This is a temple with unique architecture in Vietnam