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Cao Dai Temple
Built in 1956, Cao Dai Temple is the largest such structure outside the sect's headquarters in Tay Ninh. There are 50,000 Cao Dai faithful in Quang Nam and Danang provinces - 20,000 in Danang itself. As with all Cao Dai temples, prayers are held four times a day: at , noon, and midnight.
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Danang Cathedral
Known to locals as Con Ga Church (Rooster Church) because of the weathercock on top of the steeple, the candy-pink Danang Cathedral was built for the city's French residents in 1923. Today, it serves a Catholic community of 4000 - it's standing room only if you arrive late for Mass.
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Ho Chi Minh Museum
There are three sections to the Ho Chi Minh Museum - a museum of military history in front of which US, Soviet and Chinese weaponry is displayed; a replica of Ho Chi Minh's house in Hanoi (complete with a small lake); and, across the pond from the house, a museum about Uncle Ho.
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Museum of Cham Sculpture
The leading sight in Danang is the internationally renowned Museum of Cham Sculpture. Founded in 1915 by the École Française d'Extrême Orient, this collection is the finest of its kind in the world. Many of the sandstone carvings - including altars, lingas , garudas, Ganeshas, and images of Shiva, Brahma and Vishnu - are exquisitely detailed. Allow yourself at least a good hour to soak it up.
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Phap Lam Pagoda
Built in 1936, Phap Lam Pagoda has in its grounds a brass statue of Dia Tang (the King of Hell), a large yellow Happy Buddha and a giant pink Buddha with a swastika (a common Buddhist symbol) on his chest. A massive new pagoda was being built here at the time of research.
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Pho Da Nang Pagoda
Pho Da Nang Pagoda was built in 1923 in a traditional architectural configuration. Local people participate actively in the pagoda's lively religious life.
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