One Pillar Pagoda
2011 Hanoi, Vietnam
The One Pillar Pagoda in Hanoi, Vietnam, photographed in 2011. First built in the eleventh century under Emperor Ly Thai Tong, the wooden pagoda rests on a single stone pillar and is designed to resemble a lotus blossom rising from water.
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