Ngoc Son Temple

Location: Located on the island of Hoan Kiem Lake, Ngoc Son, Hanoi.
Features: Despite being a complete new architecture temple Ngoc Son Temple is a typical spatial and architectural artifacts.
Dao Ngoc Son ancient statue called Turkey (elephant ears). King Ly Thai To moved the capital to Thang Long Island is named Ngoc Tuong and Tran were the island to be renamed as Ngoc Son. It has a temple was erected to honor those heroes who have sacrificed in the war against the Mongol invaders. On many days after collapsing temple. By the time the Le Huu Vinh (1735 - 1739), Lord Trinh Giang Thuy Khanh supply and built up two mountain land on the east bank opposite the mountain known as Dao Ngoc Son and Ngoc Boi Tai. His last Le Thuy Khanh offers Le Chieu Thong was destroyed. A philanthropist named Tin Trai has established a temple called Ngoc Son Pagoda on the provision of Khanh Thuy old. Tuesday years Thieu Tri (1843), a charity spent steeple, rebuilt the main electrical space, the suites two sides, put objects in church Wenchang Wang and renamed as Ngoc Son Temple (Wenchang is Kien Vu life character, years 25-55 AD Chinese side, after death, was named the god of literature civil service examination).

According to the book "Ha Thanh continent ancient spiritual" right from the Le, Ngoc Son island had Guan Gong Temple, the famous Three Kingdoms lifetime loyalty (China). When King Le and Trinh Lords browser using naval lake where the temple is regarded as a martial shrines. Ha noi brought Tran Holy statues beside churches enjoy Kwan coordination. But "the Vietnamese history through assessment Kham as the" back to the object that is Le Lai, the founding spirit of selflessness has saved the Le princess.

Tu Duc eighteenth year (1865), scholar Nguyen Van Sieu renovated house stands out. Temple will repair up more land and building embankments surrounding rock, construction Tran Ba, north of a bridge from the east coast to go to called The Huc Bridge. Old Boi Ngoc mountain, he built a stone tower, brush top of the tower, the tower itself is carved three words "Ta Thanh Thien" (written on blue sky), which is now more commonly called Pen towers. Next door is a book called Radio Research, has set a research on ink stone peach half in half lengthwise, with teams of three frogs. Research engraved on a card about the use of the research level in terms of philosophy. Later generations hailed as: Best Family radio pen. Port from outside the walls on two sides, one side of the table dragon, a tiger inside a table, two tables symbolize the noble name of people pass, giving the artist more and try to go through e learning .

Huc bridge name means beautiful retain the sun's light. Huc bridge leading to Ngoc Son Temple Gate. The main temple consists of two interconnected temple, the first temple on the north church Tran Hung Dao and Wenchang. Wenchang statue stood, holding a pen placed on a pedestal in the harem of about 1 meter high, both sides have two stone stairs. South Tran Ba ​​(strike but - indicating that the pillars stand between unhealthy wave of contemporary culture). Dinh square with eight roofs, roof two floors with 8 columns supporting four stone column, four columns of wood. The characters are worshiped in temples outside Wenchang Wang, Lu Dongbin, Quan Van Truong, Tran Hung Dao, also worship the Buddha Amitabha. This represents three religions co-existing notions of Vietnamese.

The combination of Ngoc Son Temple and Hoan Kiem Lake has created an architectural master Thien - Human merge, creating the ancient beauty, harmony, posted on the temple and lake, evoking the feeling of harmony between human people and nature. Temple and lakes have become remnants evokes memories of the history of ancient peoples, awakening pride, patriotic and spiritual legitimacy, a sense of Vietnam before the survival of the nation.