Vung Tau, known under the French regime as Cap Saint Jacques, is a beach resort located about 128 kilometers southeast of Ho Chi Minh City. French colonists first came here more than 100 years ago. The countryside is dotted with villas of the current regime's elite. A notable monument in the city  is the huge statue of Christ blessing the South China Sea.

Hanoi public art

Roman Catholicism first entered Vietnam through Catholic missionaries in the 16th century and strengthened its influence when Vietnam was a French colony

Vũng Tàu is home to 210,000 people, of which 1250 are Russians working as specialists in the oil industry

Pullman Vung Tau

Vung Tau P&T hotel

Statue in a park

Son Thuy resort Vung Tau

Vũng Tàu Hydrofoil Fast Ferry Station, an architectural landmark of the city

Vũng Tàu Hydrofoil Fast Ferry Station

Vung Tau The new museum

Vung Tau Cable Cars

Vung Tau Cable Cars

Cloud Lake Park is a small amusement park. One of the popular sights here is the monument of seated Buddha with a little sanctuary. On the way there you can see the sculptures of differentincarnations of Buddha 

Cloud Lake Park 

Entrance to Niet Ban Tinh Xa pagoda in Vung Tau

Roof of Niet Ban Tinh Xa pagoda in Vung Tau

Niet Ban Tinh Xa pagoda in Vung Tau is also known as Chua Phat Nam or the Pagoda of the Lying Buddha and far 3 km from town and sits on the side of Nui Nho mountain facing the ocean.

A 12-meter-long lying Buddha statue at Thich Ca Phat Dai Pagoda 

Thich Ca Phat Dai Pagoda

located on the slopes of Big

Mountain, one of the largest pagoda

in Vung Tau

A row of 48 Amida Buddhas line in Dai Tong Lam's garden

A row of 48 Amida Buddhas line in Dai Tong Lam's garden

Thich Ca Phat Dai pagoda is made famous by its large and serene environment and its

statue of Buddha, 6.2 m tall and in the meditation pose Kiê’t Già, perching on a pedestal 4 m high

shaped like a lotus

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Vung Tau Peninsula has two mountains, known simply as Small and Large Mountain.  The cliff of Vũng Tàu is now called Mũi Nghinh Phong (literally meaning "Cape of breeze welcome") or ("Cape of greeting the wind").

Opposite the beach and at the base of a mountain, the looming statue of St. Mary and child rises out of a Catholic complex. Entrance is free to the area and there are many other artistic and religious relics scattered along the hillside above the main church

Nui Lon Mountain (Tuong Ky):Its height is 245m, located in the northern of city. On the way to peaks, you will see the famous cultural architectures  such as Buddha statues, Marian statue,… And on the peaks, there are a natural freshwater lake and many hotels, restaurants,… You can go to peaks by cable car in order to save your time and energy

The modern Vietnamese

alphabet was created in the 17th century by Jesuit

missionary Alexandre de

Rhodes, leading to the first printing of Catholic texts in

Vietnamese by the Jesuits in 1651, but

not the Bible, as per the usual policy

of the Jesuit missions

•Nui Nho Mountain:Its height is 170m, located in the southern of Vung Tau city, when you come here you will see everything in Vung Tau. Especially, in this mountain, there are many cultural – spiritual buildings such as Kito Jesus statue, Vung Tau lighthouse. Walking up the 847 stairs and meeting the 32 meter-tall (105 feet) Statue of Jesus, considered one of the tallest statues of Jesus Christ in Asia

•Statue of Jesus Christ with outstretched arms, On top of Small Mountain. •The enormous 28m figure of Jesus gazing across the East Sea with outstretched arms is located at the southern end of Small mountain. Built in 1971, this Giant Jesus rests on a 10m high platform.

The interior of the statue is hollow and contains a spiral staircase of 129 steps, ascending from the foot of the statue to its neck. The two shoulders of the figure are balconies, each able to accommodate up to six people, which offer a splendid view of the surrounding landscape.

This is the largest sculpture in the Southern Vietnam. Recent construction of a pathway has made the 30-minute hike up the mountain more pleasant and the panoramic view from various vista points along the way is magnificent.

Vietnam is one of the few remaining communist nations in the world. The government maintains tight control on political expression and has recently expanded its control over all religious activities

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