Hanoi, Vietnam
Lý Bát Đế Temple
The Lý Bát Đế Temple or Đô Temple, formal Buddhist name Cổ Pháp Điện, is a temple near Hanoi of which the central section was built in 1028 on the death of Lý Thái Tổ, and the complex enlarged as seven of his descendant Lý dynasty emperors were also buried at the shrine – Lý Bát Đế means "Eight Lý Emperors." Traditionally, the shrine serves for ancestor worship of the eight emperors. It is located in Đình Bảng Commune, Từ Sơn District, in the Red River Delta province of Bắc Ninh. Another national monument, Đình Bảng communal house, is adjacent.
- City
- Hanoi
- Country
- Vietnam
- Category
- Religious
- Suggested visit
- About 45 minutes
More places in Hanoi
- Hoàn Kiếm Lake
- Temple of Literature, Hanoi
- Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum
- One Pillar Pagoda
- Hỏa Lò Prison
- Trấn Quốc Pagoda
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