Phat Diem Cathedral
Kim Sơn, Phát Diệm, Ninh Bình, Vietnam Christianity
A celebrated Catholic cathedral complex combining Vietnamese traditional forms and church architecture.
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Co Le Pagoda
Trực Ninh (former Nam Định), Ninh Bình, Vietnam Buddhism
A prominent Buddhist monument of the former Nam Định region.
Tran Temple, Nam Dinh
Nam Định, Ninh Bình, Vietnam Vietnamese folk religion
A royal ancestral temple complex and important spring festival destination.
Phu Day Temple Complex
Vụ Bản (former Nam Định), Ninh Bình, Vietnam Vietnamese folk religion
One of Vietnam’s foremost centres of Mother Goddess worship, especially devotion to Liễu Hạnh.
Tam Chuc Pagoda
Kim Bảng (former Hà Nam), Ninh Bình, Vietnam Buddhism
A large contemporary Buddhist pilgrimage destination in the northern limestone landscape.
King Le Dai Hanh Temple
Hoa Lư, Ninh Bình, Vietnam Vietnamese folk religion
A historic royal shrine commemorating the Early Lê ruler at the ancient capital of Hoa Lư.
King Dinh Tien Hoang Temple
Hoa Lư, Ninh Bình, Vietnam Vietnamese folk religion
A national historic shrine honouring the ruler of the tenth-century Đinh state.
Bich Dong Pagoda
Tam Cốc, Ninh Bình, Vietnam Buddhism
A mountainside Buddhist temple integrated with limestone caves near Tam Cốc.
Bai Dinh Pagoda Complex
Gia Viễn, Ninh Bình, Vietnam Buddhism
A major modern and historic Buddhist pilgrimage complex in the Trang An region.
Keo Pagoda
Vũ Thư (former Thái Bình), Hưng Yên, Vietnam Buddhism
A nationally prominent Buddhist pagoda known for its surviving historical wooden architecture.
Hung Kings Temple Complex
Nghĩa Lĩnh Mountain, Việt Trì, Phú Thọ, Vietnam Vietnamese folk religion
Vietnam’s national ancestral pilgrimage centre honouring the legendary Hùng kings.
Cua Ong Temple
Cẩm Phả, Quảng Ninh, Vietnam Vietnamese folk religion
A widely visited northern coastal shrine and traditional festival destination.