Ambassadors’ Pagoda

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The official centre of Buddhism in Hanoi, the wonderfully maintained and otherwise peaceful Ambassadors’ Pagoda attracts quite a crowd on holidays. During the 17th century there was a guesthouse on-site for the ambassadors of Buddhist countries. Today about a dozen monks and nuns are based here.

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