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Cao Dai Great Temple
Cao Dai Great Temple is the cathedral of the Cao Dai religion and is a main attraction in Tay Ninh. The temple, built between 1933 and 1955, is located in Long Hoa, five kilometres southeast of Tay Ninh. The Great Temple is 140 metres long and 40 metres wide. It has four towers each with a different name: Tam Dai, Hiep Thien Dai, Cuu Trung Dai, and Bat Quai Dai. The interior of the temple consists of a colonnaded hall and a sanctuary. The two rows of columns are decorated with dragons and are coated in white, red, and blue paint. The domed ceiling is divided into nine parts similar to a night sky full of stars and symbolising heaven. Under the dome is a giant star-speckled blue globe on which is painted the Divine Eye, the official symbol of Caodaism. Cao Dai followers worship Jesus Christ, Confucius, Laotze, and Buddha.
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