Pagode Xa loi, Main ceremonial hall

The Xa Loi Pagoda was built in 1956 and was the headquarters of Buddhism in South Vietnam according to the plans drawn up by the architects Tran Van Duong and Do Ba Vinh, while the directing engineers were Du Ngoc Anh and Ho To Thuan. The pagoda was opened in 1958 by the Most Venerable Thich Khanh Anh. The pagoda was built to enshrine a sample of the relics of Gautama Buddha, giving its name.