After five years of relentlessly appealing for repairs to be made to the Hanoi’s iconic, nine-century-old Mot Cot (One-Pillar) pagoda, which has sustained serious damage, its leader recently sent an ...

History and significance. The One Pillar Pagoda, known as Chua Mot Cot in Vietnamese, was originally constructed in 1049 under the reign of Emperor Ly Thai Tong.

The Mot Cot Pagoda. The Mot Cot Pagoda (one pillar pagoda), which was built on a 4m high pillar with a diameter of 1.2m in Hanoi in 1049, is recognised as the most architecturally unique. The temple ...

Photo: Chua Mot Cot The roof of One Pillar Pagoda is adorned with the image of "two dragons adoring the moon" - the typical architecture of temple and pagoda in Asian countries. File Photo. In ...

On my last full day in Khon Kaen, Thailand, I was on a mission to catch the sunset, although the cloudy and gloomy sky didn’t ...

After five years of relentlessly appealing for repairs to be made to the Hanoi’s iconic, nine-century-old Mot Cot (One-Pillar) pagoda, which has sustained serious damage, its leader recently sent an ...

The One Pillar Pagoda, known as Chua Mot Cot in Vietnamese, was originally constructed in 1049 under the reign of Emperor Ly Thai Tong. Legend has it that the pagoda was inspired by a dream in which ...