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Bai Dinh Temple
Architectic
Phap Chu pagoda
. Built entirely of reinforced concrete with imitation of wood, it is very massive and majestic, 30 m high, 47.6 m long, 43.3 m wide, including 2 curved roofs.
The palace has 5 compartments, the middle is very wide, up to 13.5 m long, 4 compartments on both sides, 8 m long each.
A special thing in Phap Chu Pagoda is that in the middle room on a high pedestal, there is a large monolithic bronze statue, 10 m high, weighing 100 tons.
In the palace, there are 3 horizontal paintings and 3 hammock doors. This is the largest diaphragm and hammock door in Vietnam, only available at Bai Dinh Temple.
Tam The place
The building is located on the highest hill in the region, up to 34 m high, 59.1 m long, 40 m wide, the indoor area is about 3,000 m2.
In Tam The Palace, there are also 3 horizontal paintings and 3 large hammock doors and 3 monolithic bronze statues of Tam The, each 7.2 m high, weighing 50 tons.
Quan The Am Bo Tat place
In the middle of the hall, on a high pedestal, there is a statue of Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara, with nearly 1,000 eyes and 1,000 hands, cast in bronze, weighing 80 tons, 9.57 m high.
The electricity is 14.8 m high, 41.8 m long, 17.4 m wide, including 7 compartments.
Built entirely of wood, 100% wooden architecture.
Arhat Corridor
In the corridors, there are 500 large monolithic Arhat statues, each 2.4 m high, weighing about 4 tons.
Consisting of 234 compartments, on the East and West sides, with a length of 1,052 m.
The bell tower
The diameter in the tower is 17 m, the tare to the base is 49 m in diameter.
The bell tower is 3 floors high, has 3 floors with curved roofs, including 24 roofs with 24 curved roofs
built of reinforced concrete with imitation of wood, the architecture is in the style of an ancient bell tower, octagonal shape, 22 m high.
The bell tower hangs a 36-ton bell cast in Hue.
Well of jade
Wellhead building stone railing.
The land around the well is square, with an area of 6,000 m², the 4 corners are 4 octagonal floors.
The well is built in the shape of a moon, very wide, with a diameter of 30 m, the depth of water is 6 m, never runs out of water.
Tam Quan noi
The unique thing is that there are 4 wooden pillars, each 13.85 m high, 0.85 m in diameter, weighing about 10 tons.
Tam Quan has 3 floors of curved roofs on four sides, roofed with dark brown Bat Trang tube glazed tiles.
Built entirely of wood, up to the top 16.5 m high.
In the three gates, there are 10 bronze statues of Dharma protectors, there are two large ones, each 5.5 m high and weighing 12 tons.
Tips for visiting this temple
Wear modest, simple clothes, not too prominent colors to show your sincerity when coming to a spiritual place.
Wear sports shoes or comfortable shoes for walking, climbing and visiting caves.
You should use the tram to easily visit around the temple.
The temple is very large, so you need a tourist map when coming here.
Bring a folding umbrella when traveling to Bai Dinh Temple in early spring, this time there is often drizzle.
History
The new Bai Dinh pagoda area was built in 2003.
By 2014, Bai Dinh - Trang An pagoda was recognized by UNESCO as a cultural and natural heritage, the first mixed world heritage in Vietnam.
In the early years of the 21st century, Bai Dinh became more and more known when the construction of the largest Buddhist project in Southeast Asia began.
Bai Dinh Temple was built during the Ly Dynasty around 1136.
How to get there
Address: Gia Sinh commune, Gia Vien district, Ninh Binh province.
Open: 6AM-10PM