Built on an area of 22 hectares in Phat Diem township, Kim Son district of the northern province of Ninh Binh, the Phat Diem stone cathedral is a unique structure with a harmonious combination of Western Eastern architecture arts.

Phase one of the upgrade of Bo De Pagoda, a Vietnamese pagoda in the central Lao province of Khammouane, was inaugurated at a ceremony on November 12.

A photo exhibition featuring Vietnamese pagodas around the globe has opened at Tam Chuc Pagoda in the northern province of Ha Nam on the occasion of the 16th UN Day of Vesak 2019.

Tran Quoc pagoda in Hanoi is ranked third among ten incredibly beautiful ones around the world by UK travel website wanderlust.co.uk.

More than 30 pagodas across the nation are featured in a photo book “Vietnam Pagodas” by French photographer and reporter Nicolas Cornet, which was launched in Ho Chi Minh City on June 1.