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
Lilly Hotel

Add: 32 Bau Cat 1 St., Tan Binh Dist.

Tel: (84-28) 3949 3139

Vuong Quang Hotel

Add: 146 Bui Thi Xuan St., Dist. Tan Binh

Tel: (84-28) 3842 1010

Phuoc Thanh Hotel

Add: 91A/17 Pham Van Hai St, Tan Binh Dist

Tel: (84-28) 3991 2526/ 3846 1254

Hung Anh Hotel

Add: 35 Thep Moi St., Tan Binh Dist.

Tel: (84-28) 6281 6184

Hoang Long Hotel

Add: 1/16-1/18 Hoang Viet St., Tan Binh Dist.

Tel: (84-28) 3845 7242

Rose Hotel

Add: 464 Cong Hoa St., Tan Binh Dist.

Tel: (84-28) 3810 0338

Thien Phu Hotel

Add: 78 Phan Huy Ich St., Tan Binh Dist.

Tel: (84-28) 7308 7878

Vuon Thien Thai Hotel

Add: 701 Truong Chinh St., Tan Binh Dist.

Tel: (84-28) 3810 0042

Vien Ngoc Xanh 2 Hotel

Add: 285-287 Hoang Van Thu St., Tan Binh Dist.

Tel: (84-28) 3844 0414

Trung Mai Hotel

Add: 236/4A Nguyen Thai Binh St., Tan Binh Dist.

Tel: (84-28) 6257 1888

Phi Phung Hotel

Add: 297 Le Van Sy St., Tan Binh Dist.

Tel: (84-28) 3842 3484

Vinh Phat Hotel

Add: 24-26A Lac Long Quan St., Tan Binh Dist.

Tel: (84-28) 3971 0254

Nui Thanh Hotel

Add: 3A Nui Thanh St., Tan Binh Dist.

Tel: (84-28) 3810 9668

Hung Miami Hotel

Add: 160-162 Bau Cat Doi, Tan Binh Dist.

Tel: (84-28) 3842 7163

Thai Binh Hotel

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

Tel: (84-28) 3845 1304

Tuan Anh Hotel

Add: 97A Tran Thai Tong, Tan Binh Dist.

Tel: (84-28) 3814 3951

Anh Minh Ha Noi Green Hotel

Add: 19/1 Hoang Viet St., Tan Binh Dist.

Tel: (84-28) 3811 9800

Hanh Trang Hotel

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

Tel: (84-28) 3811 9607

Huong Duong Hotel

Add: 161 Cong Hoa, Tan Binh Dist.

Tel: (84-28) 3948 2319

Hoa Trang An Hotel

Add: 17 Stress C18, Tan Binh Dist.

Tel: (84-28) 3811 4132

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