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  Chua Bai Dinh

 

Vietnam

 

 

Chua Bai Dinh in Ninh Binh purportedly is Vietnam's largest Buddhist temple complex. The compound consists of both ancient and new structures, including a 34 meter tall hall with a facade of over 59 meters long; a tall, slender pagoda; and a huge outdoor statue of Maitreya, elevated centrally on a hill. It is part of the Trang An eco-tourism area and is since 2014 listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site (fig.) under the name Trang An Scenic Landscape Complex, which also includes Tam Coc (fig.) and Bich Dong (fig.), as well as Hoa Lu.

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