Giac%20Vien%20Pagoda - Ho Chi Minh City

Giac%20Vien%20Pagoda is geographically located at latitude 10° 45' 55" North of the Equator and longitude 106° 38' 27" East of the Prime Meridian on the Map of Vietnam (Socialist Republic). Giac Vien Pagoda is located on Lac Long Quan Street in Ho Chi Minh City. It was built by Master Huong Dang in 1805 in honour of Emperor Gia Long. At first it was a thatched-roof hut used for worshipping Bodhisattva and was named Kwan-Yin. In 1850, it was renamed Giac Vien Pagoda by Chan Master Hai Tinh. The pagoda conserves more than 150 statues and engravings, most of which date from the late 19th to early 20th centuries. Giac Vien Pagoda has been classified by the State as a cultural relic and a mini-museum of wooden engravings of historical and artistic Value. For this reason, it attracts a lot of researchers and visitors all year round. It is by Lac Long Quan Street, near Binh Thoi Street, near Luy Ban Bich Street - Huong Lo 14. The following locations related to it are represented by the shortest distances between two points on Earth and may not be nearest by road.

Hotel Dong Khanh is about 3.4km, Four Roses Hotel is about 4.2km, Equatorial Hotel is about 4.3km, Hotel Maximark is about 4.6km, Novotel Garden Plaza Saigon is about 4.8km. These are places to stay (hotel, service apartment, inn) located near Giac%20Vien%20Pagoda.

Binh Tay Market is about 2.2km, Dried Fish Market is about 2.8km, Nhat Tao Market is about 3km, An Dong Market is about 3.5km, An Dong Market is about 3.6km. These are places to shop (shopping mall, shop houses) located near Giac%20Vien%20Pagoda.

Thich Quang Duc Memorial is about 5.2km, Woman Museaum is about 5.6km, Phu Dong Statue is about 5.9km, War Remnants Museum is about 6km, ITC East Wing is about 6km. These are places of interest (attraction) located near Giac%20Vien%20Pagoda.

HCMC Technical University is about 2.3km, Pharmacy Institute is about 2.7km, HCMC University is about 4.5km, Traditional Medicine Institute is about 4.9km, Vietnamese Traditional Massage Institute is about 5.3km. These are places of learning (school, college, university) located near Giac%20Vien%20Pagoda.

Dam Ser Park is about 0.3km, Le Thi Rieng Park is about 3.5km, Ky Hoa Park is about 4.2km, Hoang Van Thu Park is about 4.8km, Tao Dan Park is about 5.7km. These are parks, playgrounds, open fields or commons located near Giac%20Vien%20Pagoda.