Long Sơn Pagoda Chùa Long Sơn
The seated white Buddha above the pagoda
White Buddha on a city hill: climb to the seated figure in daylight for the statue over Nha Trang. Long Sơn is at 22 đường 23 tháng 10 and opens 07:00–17:30. The figure is 24 m, or 78 feet, from the ground, and the statue itself is 14 m.
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The seated white Buddha on the lotus pedestal
Photo: Edgar DURAND · CC BY-SA 2.0
Long Sơn is also the White Buddha Pagoda and Đăng Long tự. The address is 22 đường 23 tháng 10, at the foot of núi Trại Thủy. The ward is Phương Sơn, and also Tây Nha Trang. Hours are 07:00–17:30. Climb from the pagoda to the seated white figure on the hill.
Photo: Petr Ruzicka from Prague, CZ · CC BY 2.0
The figure is 24 m, or 78 feet, from the ground, and 21 m from the base, with a lotus pedestal 10 m wide and the statue itself 14 m. Go in daylight so the white figure reads against the sky.
Getting there and around
The pagoda is at 22 đường 23 tháng 10. Ride inland from the beach or from the station in the centre.
If the night is on the beach, search Nha Trang hotels.
From Trần Phú
Ride inland to đường 23 tháng 10, then walk up to the seated figure.
From the station
The station is in the centre. The pagoda is on đường 23 tháng 10.
Hours and fees
- Hours
07:00–17:30
- Admission
The climb is to the seated figure.
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