The Linh Thuu Pagoda was built by Berlin’s Vietnamese buddhist community, and besides being a place of worship, provides an exotic oasis in a rather dreary street.Constructed in traditional style, the elaborate walled pagoda is surrounded by an oriental sculpture garden designed to aid contemplation.A staircase flanked with carved dragons leads into the temple itself, where a heady smell of incense hangs in the air and huge golden Buddhas gleam in the soft light.