Kim Liên Temple

The Kim Liên Temple (Vietnamese: Chùa Kim Liên, Kim Liên tự), Chữ Hán: 金蓮寺) is a Buddhist temple in Hanoi. The temple is built on a strip of silt land by West Lake, then in Nghi Tàm village, today in Quảng An village, Tây Hồ district. According to tradition, the temple was built on the foundation of the Lý dynasty Từ Hoa Palace, named after princess Từ Hoa, daughter of Lý Thần Tông (1128-1138), in an area used as a royal silk farm.[1] The current temple was reconstructed 1771–1792.[2]

Kim Liên Temple

Tam quan of Kim Liên Temple, Hanoi

References

Sue Fleming Hồ Tây: Walks Around West Lake 2009 p19 "Kim Liên Pagoda : This well-known pagoda is undergoing major renovations scheduled for completion before the 1000 year anniversary of Hà Nội in 2010. Tradition holds that the Từ Hoa Palace was built on this site in the 12th century for ..."
Bích Ngọc Phạm Architecture of Thăng Long-Hà Nội 2006 p95 "In 1771, Trịnh lord ordered the reconstruction of the temple and renamed it Kim Liên Temple. However , the appearance of the present - day Kim Liên Temple resulted from the restoration conducted in 1792. "

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[1] Sue Fleming Hồ Tây: Walks Around West Lake 2009 p19 "Kim Liên Pagoda : This well-known pagoda is undergoing major renovations scheduled for completion before the 1000 year anniversary of Hà Nội in 2010. Tradition holds that the Từ Hoa Palace was built on this site in the 12th century for ..."

[2] Bích Ngọc Phạm Architecture of Thăng Long-Hà Nội 2006 p95 "In 1771, Trịnh lord ordered the reconstruction of the temple and renamed it Kim Liên Temple. However , the appearance of the present - day Kim Liên Temple resulted from the restoration conducted in 1792. "