Photographer’s Note
The Tran Quoc pogoda is loactaed on an islet West Lake in Hanoi. It is one of the oldest pogodas in Vietnam.It is said that, the pagoda was built under the reign of King Ly Nam De (544-548) under its original name of Khai Quoc (National Founder). It was originally built on the bank of the West Lake and the Red River. In the time of King Le Kinh Tong (1600-1618), the pagoda was removed to the Kim Ngu (Golden Fish) Islet due to the river bank crumbling and was renamed Tran Quoc (National Defence).
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- Copyright: Nguyen Van Kha (khant) (31)
- Genre: Places
- Medium: Color
- Date Taken: 2009-06-03
- Categories: Architecture
- Camera: CANON EOS 40D, EF-S 17-85mm
- Exposure: f/5.0, 1/60 seconds
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- Photo Version: Original Version
- Date Submitted: 2009-06-28 19:45
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