Hanoi's oldest pagodas among top 16 world's most beautiful temples

The UK's second biggest-selling daily newspaper Daily Mail has named Tran Quoc Pagoda, located on a small penisula on the east side of West Lake, among top 16 most mesmerising pagodas across the world.



According to the website, the 1,500-year-old Tran Quoc Pagoda is regarded as the most ancient one in Hanoi.



                 Rounding the list of top 16 are Toji Pagoda in Kyoto, Japan,



                                    Pagoda in Lampang, Thailand



                                        Another pagoda in Thailand



                              Buddist pagoda in Samui island in Thailand



Pagoda, featuring 2,500 stone stupas - or dome-shaped buildings, is hidden in a remote area of Myanmar



                        Shwedagon Paya Pagoda in Yangon, Myanmar



                  Gyeongbokgung Palace in Seoul, the Republic of Korea



                       Thambuddhei Paya Pagoda in Monywa, Myanmar



                              Pagoda at Meidai Lamasery Inner in Mongolia



                                Chureito Pagoda Fujiyoshida in Japan



                      Wat Phra That Doi Suthep in Chiang Mai, Thailand



                             Cebu Taoist Temple in Cebu, the Philippines



                               Kyaiktiyo Pagoda in Mon State, Myanmar



                             Kaunghmudaw Pagoda in Sagaing, Myanmar



                             Global Vipassana Pagoda in Mumbai, India


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