Fo Guang Shan He Hua Temple - Amsterdam, The Netherlands
N 52° 22.424 E 004° 54.011
31U E 629353 N 5804305
The Fo Guang Shan He Hua Temple is a buddhist temple in Amsterdam's Chinatown.
Waymark Code: WMMT4V
Location: Noord-Holland, Netherlands
Date Posted: 11/01/2014
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"The He Hua Temple (Dutch: He Hua Tempel) is a buddhist temple on the Zeedijk, in Amsterdam Chinatown. The name of the temple means: Lotus flower in Mandarin. It was built in 1994 and the temple opened on 15th of September 2000 by princess Beatrix of the Netherlands. The temple is the biggest temple in Europe with the Chinese palace style. It's been designed by the architect Fred Greven."
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