Giac Lam Pagoda

Location: Giac Lam Pagoda is located at 565 Lac Long Quan Street, Tan Binh District, Ho Chi Minh City.
Characteristic: It is one of the city's oldest pagodas with many Buddha statues made of brass and precious timber.

Buitl in 1744, the pagoda has the architecture in the shape of Han Character 三 (Tam), including sanctum, preaching hall, dining house. Of which, the sanctum is built according to the traditional architecture with one compartment and two lean-toes, columns carved parallel sentences, red lacquered and trimmed with gold. The sanctum houses 113 Buddha statues made of brass and precious timber.

 

 

 

The 7-floor hexagon tower keeping Buddhist relics exists in the front of the pagoda. The pagoda’s yard has Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva statue under the sacred Bodhi tree. This Bodhi tree has been brought from Sri Lanka by Venerable Narada since 1953.

 

The scenery around the pagoda is picturesque and many people come here to write or recite poetry. The pagoda is open from 6.00am to 9.00pm.

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WHERE TO STAY
Thai Binh Hotel

Add: 64/9 Xuan Dieu St., Dist Tan Binh

Tel: (84-28) 3845 1304

Chau Thien Tu Hotel

Add: 9-10 Tran Van Hoang St.,Tan Binh Dist.

Tel: (84-28) 3868 8600

Lam Son Hotel

Add: 333/5 Le Van Sy St., Tan Binh Dist.

Tel: (84-28) 3844 5459

Danh Nam 2 Hotel

Add: 83 Lam Son St., Tan Binh Dist.

Tel: (84-28) 6251 8585

Hanh Trang Hotel

Add: 113-115 Xuan Hong St., Tan Binh Dist.

Tel: (84-28) 3811 9607

Danh Nam Hotel

Add: 93-95 Lam Son St., Tan Binh Dist.

Tel: (84-28) 6251 8686

Sao Dem Hotel

Add: 1262 Lac Long Quan St., Tan Binh Dist.

Tel: (84-28) 3971 6658

Hoang Dung Hotel

Add: 63 Bach Dang St.,Tan Binh Dist.

Tel: (84-28) 6296 8662

Parkroyal Saigon Hotel

Add: 309B-311 Nguyen Van Troi St., Tan Binh Dist.

Tel: (84-28) 3842 1111

Hoang Mai Hotel

Add: 68 Thich Minh Nguyet St, Tan Binh Dist

Tel: (84-28) 3847 8553

Thien Trang Hotel

Add: 200 Nguyen Thai Binh St., Tan Binh Dist.

Tel: (84-28) 3811 6180

Mimosa Hotel

Add: 21 Bach Dang St.,Tan Binh Dist.

Tel: (84-28) 3547 0404

Thien Lac Hotel

Add: 3-5 Be Van Dan St., Tan Binh Dist.

Tel: (84-28) 3849 0238

Hoang Kim Long Hotel

Add: 7-9-11 Bach Dang St., Tan Binh Dist.

Tel: (84-28) 3547 2625

First Hotel

Add: 18 Hoang Viet St., Tan Binh Dist.

Tel: (84-28) 3844 1199/ 3844 1175

Bel Ami Hotel

Add: 489 Ly Thuong Kiet St., Tan Binh Dist.

Tel: (84-28) 3863 5210

Thien Vu Hotel

Add: Eb11-12 Bau Cat 7 St., Tan Binh Dist.

Tel: (84-28) 3849 4320

Hoa De Nhat Hotel

Add: 4/1/9-4/1/11 Hoang Viet St., Tan Binh Dist.

Tel: (84-28) 3811 5711

Thien Vu Hotel

Add: 333/12/4 Le Van Sy St., Tan Binh Dist.

Tel: (84-28) 3842 1341

Hoang Phung Hotel

Add: 4 Ngo Be St., Tan Binh Dist.

Tel: (84-28) 3810 0961

WHERE TO EAT
Arirang KaTun Restaurant

Add: 17 Hoang Viet St., Tan Binh Dist.

Tel: (84-28) 3844 6023

Jollibee Restaurant

Add: A43 Truong Son St., Tan Binh Dist.

Tel: (84-28) 3848 6585

Hong Phat Restaurant

Add: 475-477 Hoang Van Thu St., Ward 4, Tan Binh Dist.

Tel: (84-28) 3811 5841