Proper name Chùa Ngọc Hoàng Location Ho Chi Minh City Date built 1909 Phone +84 8 3820 3102 Province Ho Chi Minh City | Country Vietnam Architectural styles Taoist Pagoda Creator Cantonese community Year built 1909 Primary deity Jade Emperor | |
Address 73 Mai Thi Luu St., Dakao Ward, District 1, Hồ Chí Minh, Vietnam Similar War Remnants Museum, Vĩnh Nghiêm Pagoda, Independence Palace, Museum of Vietnamese History, Saigon Zoo and Botanical |
Ho chi minh city jade emperor pagoda
The Jade Emperor Pagoda (Vietnamese: Chùa Ngọc Hoàng; official name: Ngọc Hoàng Điện 玉皇殿, "Jade Emperor Temple") is a Taoist pagoda located at 73 Mai Thi Luu Street, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. It was built by the Chinese community in 1909. It is also known from 1984 by the new Chinese name Phước Hải Tự (福海寺, "Luck Sea Temple" ), and as the Tortoise Pagoda. U.S. President Barack Obama paid a visit to the pagoda during his state trip to Vietnam on 22 May 2016.
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