Thiên Mụ Temple
16°27′13″N 107°32′41″E / 16.453599°N 107.544812°E
| Thiên Mụ Temple | |
|---|---|
| Vietnamese name | |
| Vietnamese alphabet | Chùa Thiên Mụ |
| Chữ Hán | 天姥寺 |
| Chữ Nôm | 𫴶天姥 |
The Thiên Mụ Temple (meaning Temple of the Celestial Lady, Vietnamese: Chùa Thiên Mụ; also called Linh Mụ Temple) is a historic temple in the city of Huế in Vietnam. Its iconic seven-story Phước Duyên pagoda is regarded as the unofficial symbol of the city, and the temple has often been the subject of folk rhymes and ca dao about Huế.
The temple sits on the Hà Khê hill, in the ward of Hương Long in Huế. It is around 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) from the Citadel of Huế constructed by the first emperor of the Nguyễn dynasty on the site of a pre-existing shrine and sits on the northern bank of the Perfume River.