Thi瘽 Mụ, a photo from Thua Thien-Hue, North Central Coast

Photographer's Note

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On the outskirts of Hue is the 7 storey Thi瘽 Mụ pagoda.
Built in 1601 on the order of the first Nguyễn lords, Nguyễn Ho跣g, who at that time was the governor of Thuận H鏇 (now known as Huế). The Nguyen Lords were in name, officials of the ruling L� Dynasty in Hanoi, but was the de facto independent ruler of central Vietnam. According to the royal annals, Hoang while touring the vicinity, was told of the local legend in which an old lady, known as Thi瘽 Mụ (literally "celestial lady"), dressed in red and blue sat at the site, rubbing her cheeks. She foretold that a lord would come and erect a pagoda on the hill to pray for the country's prosperity. She then vanished after making her prophecy. Upon hearing this, Hoang ordered the construction of a temple at the site, thus the beginning of Thi瘽 Mụ Tự (thanks Wikipedia).
In the WS are 2 more photos of the pagoda and
surrounding gardens.

jemaflor, holmertz, Fis2, ikeharel, jhm, pierrefonds, ChrisJ, COSTANTINO, PaulVDV, adramad, mcmtanyel has marked this note useful

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Silvio1953 (221781) 2021-12-07 21:32

Ciao Ian, great view of fantastic pagoda, beautiful light, wonderful colors, splendid sharpness and fine details, thamks for bonus photo, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio

jemaflor (147300) 2021-12-07 23:03

Hi Ian,
Well photographed and presented this tower, good bonus with Ws and these other views, perfect quality, sharpness and exposure, interesting note too, tfs.

pajaran (116065) 2021-12-07 23:23

Pozdrav.

Lep pogled, interesantan tekst ...
Lepa stara arhitektura i detalji, dobro pokazano sa lepim bojama i kontrastom.
Dobar rad sa lepim fotografijama u radionici.
Lepa stara Pagoda.

Zelim vam sve najbolje.
Paja

lousat (139362) 2021-12-07 23:58

Hi Ian,perfect report with the high pagoda taken in a very sharp way,i like the 2 WS too with the large view,and the gardens so well preserved are amazing amd are mde in the typical local style! Have a nice Sunday and thanks,Luciano

holmertz (102846) 2021-12-08 1:08

Hello Ian,
Finally something I remember well. The close view shows us a lot of details clearly and the light and colours don't seem affected by the rain. Looking at the WS I must say that green plants against wet red tiles look very good.
Regards,
Gert

Fis2 (170945) 2021-12-08 1:14

Witaj Lan!
A very interesting brick tower, I love it.
Good POV, colors and sharpness.
I like light, photo has atmosphere.
Well done.
Good evening.
Krzysztof

jhm (211736) 2021-12-08 4:39

Hello Ian,

You took the tower on a fantastic way.
We see the brickwork and decoration excellent.
Very well detailed view, pleasant to look at. TFS.

Best regards,
John

pierrefonds (114608) 2021-12-08 4:55

Hi Ian,

The trees are framing well the pagoda. The point of view is showing the details of the Thien Mu pagoda. The light is bringing out the colors. Have a nice day.

Pierre

Gerrit (62042) 2021-12-08 8:59

Hello Ian,
This wonderful tower was sure worth the trip and you photographed it very well/
Thanks and regards,
Gerrit

mkamionka (74637) 2021-12-08 12:50

Hi Ian,
This is a great series of photos showing structures which indeed look more like characteristic for this country. Even without having been there before, I may be could guess the location.
Very well done,
M

abmdsudi (95869) 2021-12-08 17:39

Hi Ian
A typical old Chinese temple with excellent architectural detail in its natural rustic colours. Nice take
Best regards

ChrisJ (171888) 2021-12-08 19:22

Hi Ian

This looks a bit familiar so perhaps I visited here in 2001? Good upwards pov with excellent sharpness and repetition of the many floors. Tfs!

COSTANTINO (116674) 2021-12-08 21:22

Hello my dear Ian
an ancient construction so high!!!
it tries to touch the sky!!!
well photographed and presented
this tower built in 1601 on the order
of the first Nguyen Lords
regards
Costantino

jmdias (115342) 2021-12-09 9:39

ian

a marvelous pagoda, remind me the old ones I saw in xian. nice details with the bricks in evidence. nice the other images in the WS too.

take care

jorge

PaulVDV (63024) 2021-12-09 13:26

Hello Ian,
The large amount of rain clearly provides abundant green on the terrain of the Thi瘽 Mụ pagoda.
Wonderful combination of Vietnamese architecture and tropical nature.
Lovely trees in the garden in the WS.
Best regards, Paul

vjmite (6628) 2021-12-09 19:50

Hi Ian,

The story sounds like one of those many prophecies that were made up after the fact. The pagoda is a lovely building, but it is a little time worn. Excellent sharpness and colours.

Vince

adramad (73030) 2021-12-10 11:30

Hello Ian.
Fantastic this seven-story pagoda and very different from others that we see in China, with a restoration it would be a fantastic monument.
Photo very well done. I like it
Enjoy a good day.
Very best regards.
Luis.

mcmtanyel (68707) 2021-12-30 20:04

Hello Ian,
The architecture looks splendid, but my, do these structures need some TLC!
Regards,
MT