Minh Thanh Pagoda

Minh Thanh Pagoda has ancient Chinese and Japanese architectural styles - located about 2 km from Pleiku city center. The pagoda was built in 1964 by Venerable Thich Giac Dao and became a place of worship and incense offering for Buddhists in the area. Inside the pagoda grounds, the statue of Kannon Buddha is placed in the center, surrounded by trees and stone pillars. The spacious and airy temple grounds decorate many miniatures, lakes, trees, flowers to create a harmonious and peaceful space for the stately space of the pagoda. In front of the main hall is a stone statue of 18 Arhats. To the right of the main hall is the 9-storey relic stupa building and other buildings. Tu An Tower is also located on the left side of the main hall, the tower has three floors of roofs, roofed with dragon scale tiles, dragon decoration and stylized lotus flowers. The stone statue of Amitabha Buddha is exquisitely carved, 7.5m high, weighing 40 tons is majestically decorated in the middle of Lien Tri lake, lotus pond with willows hanging around the lake. The 4-ton Ton Tri Dai Hong bell tower is located on the left side of the main hall, with stairs going up to admire and admire the scenery around the pagoda, the set of pagoda doors is made of knocked wood with a height of 6m, a thickness of 4 inches, considered as the largest set of doors in Vietnam. The lines carved the image of the Four Great Heavenly Kings are sophisticated. In addition, Minh Thanh Pagoda also has the largest bronze incense burner 4m high and weighing up to 4 tons located in front of Lien Tri Lake.