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Bai Dinh Pagoda

Van Giand, Ninh Binh, Vietnam
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Ranked #3 of 7 attractions in Ninh Binh
Type: Religious Sites
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Huddersfield, United Kingdom
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 April 2013

We had an excellent guide and thus the visit was very informative. The pagoda is only part of the site and so you need a couple of hours for the trip. I feel that it is important to have a guide in order to understand the religion and to appreciate the details of the site which you would not be... More

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Lahaina, Hawaii
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 March 2013

A very interesting pagoda which we stopped at on the way to the Ninh Binh Caves. This tour was a great escape from the center of Hanoi! Great country roads and a very peaceful day.

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 March 2013

Although everything is not completed in this ambitious pagoda complex I would absolutely recommend a visit. We saw it as part of a day tour from Hanoi to Trang An. The Stupa, huge bronze Buddha and Pagodas were amazing. The long passage ways down both sides of the hill house 500 huge marble statues of different monks, everyone different from... More

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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 March 2013

The temple look great and elegance but... too commercialize. Apparently this is the new temple. There were a more classic and historical temple further in.

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 March 2013

This Pagoda was amazing and we are very pleased we went to this place rather than the other more commonly known attractions in Ninh Binh such as the Bich Dong Pagoda. This will be the biggest Pagoda in Vietnam when it is finished in 2017 but the extensive buildings surrounding it are worth the visit now. On the day we... More

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Gold Coast
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 February 2013

To see something so old and well maintained is amazing along with the facts and information that realte to the pagoda.

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Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 February 2013 via mobile

Bai Dinh Pagoda is surely the largest pagoda complex which i have seen till now. The architecture is unassuming at the gate and as you walk in , it unfolds every 100 m .....and makes you realize the massjve structure. It has hundreds of Buddha statue lined up till the main temples....the Gold plated large Buddha in the main temple... More

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Shanghai, China
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 January 2013

We had a great time for visiting to Bai Dinh Pagoda on our one day trip. We need approximately 2 hours on the car. Spent for three hours to discover to discover it, that was really hostorial and sacrets, all architectures of pagoda and Buddhas were carved in smart details, a really really big Buddha was put on the lotus... More

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Ostfildern, Deutschland
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 December 2012

Huge area, be sure to walk along the lines of statues and visit the biggest temple building at the top end. It's easy to imagine monks living and worshipping here. The temple is being extended right now (bigger! better!) with what looks like a copy of the original temple building and a concrete pagoda tower that can be seen from... More

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Sydney, Australia
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 December 2012

its biggest pagoda i never seen is SEA with this huge Pagoda complex.. the most beautiful part is the Pagoda of the Female Buddha (which is the second major building in the complex, the first being the bell-house, the third being the Pagoda of the Male Buddha and Attendants, and the last, due for completion in 2015, to be the... More

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