Phuc Khanh Pagoda
Introduction
Phuc Khanh Pagoda, also known as Dong Thien Pagoda and Vinh Hung Pagoda, is located at 195 Vinh Hung Street, Vinh Hung Ward, Hanoi. It is about 1.5 km from Nguyen Khoai Dike and about 500 m from Linh Nam Road.
The pagoda was built at the same time as Dong Thien communal house and temple, during the reign of King Le Thanh Tong (1443-1497), around 1471, on the land of Dong Thien Village, Vinh Tuy Commune, Thanh Tri District, Thuong Tin Prefecture, Nam Son Thuong Region.
In Hanoi, there are many pagodas named Phuc Khanh, but Phuc Khanh Pagoda in Vinh Hung Ward is an ancient pagoda with a grand, majestic, and splendid scale; it is a historical, architectural, artistic, and revolutionary relic that was ranked as a National Monument by the Ministry of Culture and Information in 1990.
