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Giác Viên Pagoda
Chùa Giác Viên
Giac Vien Pagoda (Tim Doling)
Street address: 161/35/20 Lạc Long Quân, Phường 3, Quận 11, Thành Phố Hồ Chí Minh, Việt Nam
Telephone: 84 (0) 8 858 1674
Contact: Hòa thượng Thích Huệ Viên Head Monk
Mailing address: Ban Quản lý Di tích Thành Phố Hồ Chí Minh, 178 Nam Kỳ Khởi Nghĩa, Quận 3, Thành Phố Hồ Chí Minh, Việt Nam
Telephone: 84 (0) 8 930 1951
Fax: 84 (0) 8 822 3221
Contact: Thạm Hữu Mý Manager
Telephone: 84 (0) 8 930 2363, 84 (0) 90 336 3015 (mobile)
Opening hours: 6am-5pm daily
Originally constructed in 1789, this pagoda underwent major restoration in 1899 and again in 1910. Long a centre for the printing of Buddhist prayer books, it still preserves many printing inscriptions of considerable value. The pagoda houses 153 richly-decorated statues.
 
 
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Date updated: 10 July 2005
 
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