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Hanoi. / 21.00; 105.85. Hanoi[ a] ( Vietnamese: Hà Nội ⓘ) is the capital and second-most populous city of Vietnam. The name "Hanoi" translates to "inside the river," [ 17] – Hanoi borders the Red and Black Rivers. As a municipality, Hanoi consists of 12 urban districts, 17 rural districts, and one district-level town.
Cổ Loa Citadel ( Vietnamese: Thành Cổ Loa) is an important fortified settlement and archaeological site in present-day Hanoi 's Đông Anh district, roughly 17 kilometers north of present-day Hanoi, in the upper plain north of the Red River. [1] Various relics of the Bronze Age Phùng Nguyên culture and Đông Sơn culture have been found ...
2 m (6.6 ft) References. [ 1] [ 2] Hoàn Kiếm Lake ( Vietnamese: Hồ Hoàn Kiếm, chữ Hán: 湖還劍, meaning "Lake of the Returned Sword" or "Lake of the Restored Sword" ), also known as Sword Lake ( Hồ Gươm) or Tả Vọng Lake ( Hồ Tả Vọng ), is a fresh water lake, measuring some 12 ha in the historical center of Hanoi, the ...
Turtle Tower. The tower is located on an island in the middle of Hoan Kiem Lake. Turtle Tower ( Vietnamese: Tháp Rùa / 塔𪛇 ), also called Tortoise Tower, is a small tower in the middle of Hoan Kiem Lake (Sword Lake) in central Hanoi, Vietnam. It is one of the most iconic, symbolic and most recognizable pieces of architecture representing ...
The Vietnam Museum of Ethnology ( Vietnamese: Bảo tàng Dân tộc học Việt Nam) is a museum in Hanoi, Vietnam, which focuses on the 54 officially recognised ethnic groups in Vietnam. It is located on a 43,799-square-metre (10.823-acre) property [1] in the Cầu Giấy District, about 8 km from the city center. The museum is a member of ...
The Imperial Citadel of Thăng Long ( Vietnamese: Hoàng thành Thăng Long; chữ Hán: 皇城 昇龍) is a complex of historic buildings associated with the history of Vietnam located in the centre of Hanoi, Vietnam. Its construction began in 1010 and was completed in early 1011 under the reign of Emperor Lý Thái Tổ of the Lý dynasty .
Văn Miếu(Vietnamese: Văn Miếu, chữ Hán: 文廟[1][2]), literally translated as Temple of Literature(although a more accurate name should be Temple of Confucius, as Vănrefers to Confucius), is a temple dedicated to Confuciusin Hanoi, northern Vietnam. The temple was founded and first built in 1070 at the time of Emperor Lý Thánh ...
Tây Hồ district. Tây Hồ (West Lake) is an urban district ( quận) located on the north side of central Hanoi, the capital city of Vietnam. [ 5] The district wraps around the West Lake (hồ Tây), one of the largest natural lakes of Vietnam. The district currently has 8 wards, covering a total area of 24.39 square kilometers. [ 1]