Facelift for little-known Paris pagoda which houses 10-metre Buddha

La grande pagode du bois de Vincennes restaurée ! par mairiedeparis
Hidden in a wood on the outskirts of Paris is an African pavilion turned pagoda which houses the largest Buddha in Europe, made in the Paris atelier of the Spanish artist Joan Miró.

The Grande Pagode is an eclectic cultural, religious and artistic treasure, but most of those strolling and jogging around the Lac Daumesnil in the Bois de Vincennes, do not even know it is there.

Now France’s Buddhist community, which celebrated the reopening of the pagoda after a €1m (£720,000) facelift this weekend, is hoping to attract new visitors.

Photo: Jean-Pierre Dalbéra