Roman worship was divided into the public and the ... usually a statue or relief in stone or bronze – and an altar or temple at which to offer prayers and sacrifices. Requests and prayers ...

the temple itself (Thé Mieu) built in 1820; the Temple of the Resurrection (Hung Mieu), dedicated to the worship of the father of Emperor Gia Long (1802-1820); the multi-storey Pavilion of Radiant ...

It was built in 1805 by Gia Long. In 1956 its roof was carried away by a typhoon. The temple was restored in 1963, but in 1972 it was demolished and rebuilt, on a smaller scale but in the same ...