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Reached from Dalat by the Crémaillère Railway, this is the most wondrous architectural confection of broken glazed tiles, built around 1950 and renovated recently.

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The approach from the street
The approach from the street
The detail starts to become apparent
The detail starts to become apparent
Passing the first garden
Passing the first garden
Some of the surrounding small buildings
Some of the surrounding small buildings
The main entrance
The main entrance
One of the pillars by the entrance
One of the pillars by the entrance
The big dragon gate into the side garden
The big dragon gate into the side garden
Buddha, complete with multiple neon halos, in front of the Bodhi Tree painting
Buddha, complete with multiple neon halos, in front...
A side aisle
A side aisle
Another view of the side aisle
Another view of the side aisle
Two gods
Two gods
Roof decorations from halfway up the stairs
Roof decorations from halfway up the stairs
A small mezzanine landing
A small mezzanine landing
A jumble of roof decorations
A jumble of roof decorations
A comical dragon in a rooftop corner
A comical dragon in a rooftop corner
The many-armed Buddha in a side chapel
The many-armed Buddha in a side chapel
Splendid view from the roof
Splendid view from the roof
Looking down to the ornamental building in the yard
Looking down to the ornamental building in the yard
More roof decorations
More roof decorations
One of the roof dragons with its novel nasal hair
One of the roof dragons with its novel nasal hair
Another view along the main roof ridge
Another view along the main roof ridge
A more serious dragon
A more serious dragon
Yet another dragon
Yet another dragon
The Buddha on top of the big dragon gate
The Buddha on top of the big dragon gate
A bell in a side chapel
A bell in a side chapel
The seven-tiered tower, unfortunately closed when we were there
The seven-tiered tower, unfortunately closed when we...
A pair of trailers, very much in keeping
A pair of trailers, very much in keeping

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