Long Son Pagoda
A Buddhist temple at the foot of a hill in Nha Trang, counted among the main sights of the city. Steps climb behind it to a great white seated Buddha that looks out over the rooftops.
- Where
- Nha Trang, Khanh Hoa, Vietnam
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 12.2516, 109.1808
Get the Long Son Pagoda stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Long Son Pagoda. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Khanh Hoa volume with your photos and a note.
Near Long Son Pagoda
Po Nagar Cham Towers 2.2 km
Brick Cham temple towers on a rise above the river in Nha Trang, founded before 781. They honour Yan Po Nagar, mother goddess of the land, later identified with the Hindu goddess Bhagavati and still worshipped here by Vietnamese visitors.
Po Klong Garai Towers 77 km
Three Cham brick towers on a hill outside Phan Rang, built by King Jaya Sinhavarman III in the old principality of Panduranga. They honour Po Klaung Garai, the legendary king who ruled here from 1151 to 1205, and remain a living Cham Hindu shrine.
Linh Phuoc Pagoda 82 km
A pagoda at Trai Mat, 8 kilometres from Da Lat, covered almost entirely in mosaic made from broken pottery and glass. Its 49 metre dragon is made from 12,000 bottles, with a head 7 metres high.
Da Lat Plateau 83 km
The high plateau of the southern Central Highlands with the city of Da Lat at its heart, cooler than the coast below. Several of its mountains pass 2,000 metres, the highest being Chu Yang Sin at 2,442 metres.
Da Lat Railway Station 86 km
An Art Deco station designed in 1932 by the French architects Moncet and Reveron, its three steep roofs borrowed from the communal houses of the Central Highlands. The line fell out of use, but a short track to Trai Mat village still runs as a tourist train.
Xuan Huong Lake 87 km
A man made lake in the centre of Da Lat, curving through the hill town below its market and pine slopes. A path runs right round its shore, and swan pedal boats drift on the water.
Domaine de Marie Church 88 km
A pink Catholic convent church on a hill in Da Lat, begun in 1940 in a blend of French and Vietnamese styles. Nuns still live here and run schooling for local children.
Crazy House 89 km
A guesthouse designed and built by the architect Dang Viet Nga that looks like a giant tree melting into caves and cobwebs. Its stairways twist across the roofs, and guests sleep in rooms shaped like animals and hollow trunks.
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Questions
Where is Long Son Pagoda?
Long Son Pagoda is in Nha Trang, Khanh Hoa, Vietnam. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Po Nagar Cham Towers (2.2 km), Po Klong Garai Towers (77 km), Linh Phuoc Pagoda (82 km).
How do I get the Long Son Pagoda stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Long Son Pagoda and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Khanh Hoa volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Long Son Pagoda before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Khanh Hoa volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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