One Pillar Pagoda

Called The One Pillar Pagoda ( Vietnamese Chùa Mot Cot ) or " One Pillar Pagoda ", is one of the oldest pagodas in Hanoi. It is a symbol of the city because of their extraordinary design. Originally built in 1049 by King Ly Thai Tong than 3 m long wooden temple on a tree trunk, the reconstruction of the pagoda is on a concrete base, which rises from the artificial lake.

History

According to legend, the childless King Ly Thai To appeared in a dream a person sitting on a lotus flower goddess and handed him a son. When he actually father was a short time later, he built this pagoda gratitude in the form of a lotus flower. After it was destroyed several times, most recently by the French in 1954, was the original tree trunk that was could no longer be saved by rot, replaced by a concrete column. On a concrete pillar in the middle of a small lake rests the building and is accessible via a staircase to the faithful.