Ngọc Sơn Temple

Ngọc Sơn Temple
Vietnamese: Đền Ngọc Sơn
Religion
Affiliation	Taoism, Confucianism, Thánh Trần worship
District	Hoàn Kiếm
Province	Hanoi
Deity	Wenchang Dijun Guan Yu Lü Dongbin Trần Hưng Đạo
Location
Country	Vietnam

The Ngọc Sơn Temple (Vietnamese: Đền Ngọc Sơn, chữ Nôm: 𪽛玉山) is located on a islet in Hoàn Kiếm Lake, central Hanoi, Vietnam.

History

The temple was built in early 19th century, originally dedicated to "Three Sages" Wenchang Dijun, Guan Yu and Lü Dongbin. At some point, the national hero, Trần Hưng Đạo, was incorporated into the temple.^[1]

From the shore, Thê Húc Bridge (Cầu Thê Húc) leads to the islet. Buildings of the temple include the Tháp Bút ("tower of pen"), the Đài Nghiên (ink-slab), the Đắc Nguyệt ("moon contemplation pavilion") and the Đình Trấn Ba (pavilion against waves), all of which have symbolic meaning.

Gallery

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  Entrance to the temple
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  Thê Húc Bridge leads to the temple
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  A Vietnamese communal temple (Đình Trấn Ba) at the temple site
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  A preserved Hoàn Kiếm turtle on display in the temple

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Public spaceHistorical
monuments

Feudal	Imperial Citadel of Thăng Long Temple of Literature Cổ Loa Citadel Đống Đa Mound Flag Tower of Hanoi
French colonial	Hanoi Opera House Grand Palais Long Biên Bridge Hôtel Métropole Presidential Palace (Historical Site) State Guest House Hỏa Lò Prison State Bank Hanoi Medical University

Nature and parksReligious sites

Buddhist	Quán Sứ Pagoda One Pillar Pagoda Hương Temple Thầy Temple Trấn Quốc Pagoda Láng Temple Non Nước Pagoda
Catholic	St. Joseph's Cathedral Cửa Bắc Church Hàm Long Church Phùng Khoang Church
Taoist	Quán Thánh Temple Ngọc Sơn Temple
Other	Hai Bà Trưng Temple (Đồng Nhân)

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