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© Grenouille vert · CC BY-SA 3.0Imperial Citadel of Thang Long
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.
© NKSTTSSHNVN · CC BY-SA 4.0Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum
The President Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum (Vietnamese: Lăng Chủ tịch Hồ Chí Minh, Lăng Bác) is a mausoleum which serves as the resting place of Vietnamese revolutionary leader and President Ho Chi Minh in Hanoi, Vietnam.
© The original uploader was Chuoibk at English Wikipedia. · CC BY-SA 3.0Temple of Literature
Văn Miếu (Vietnamese: Văn Miếu, [vɐn˧ miew˧˥], chữ Hán: 文廟), literally translated as Temple of Literature, is a temple dedicated to Confucius in Hanoi, northern Vietnam.
Presidential Palace of Vietnam
The Presidential Palace of Vietnam (Vietnamese: Phủ Chủ tịch), located in the city of Hanoi, currently is the official residence of the president of Vietnam and the seat of the presidential office.
Hỏa Lò Prison
Hỏa Lò Prison (Vietnamese: [hwâː lɔ̀], Nhà tù Hỏa Lò; French: Prison Hỏa Lò) was a prison in Hanoi originally used by the French colonists in Indochina for political prisoners, and later by North Vietnam for U.S.
© Vyacheslav Argenberg · CC BY 4.0Ba Ðình Square
Ba Đình Square (Vietnamese: Quảng trường Ba Đình) is the name of a square in Hanoi where president Ho Chi Minh read the Proclamation of Independence of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam on September 2, 1945.
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© Clay Gilliland · CC BY-SA 2.0One Pillar Pagoda
The One Pillar Pagoda (Vietnamese: Chùa Một Cột; chữ Nôm: 廚𠬠榾), formally belongs to an architecture complex called Diên Hựu tự (chữ Hán: 延祐寺) which means 'pagoda of extended blessings'.
© Smuconlaw. · CC BY-SA 3.0Vietnam National Museum of Fine Arts
The Vietnam National Museum of Fine Arts (Vietnamese: Viện Bảo tàng Mỹ thuật Việt Nam; French: Musée des Beaux-Arts du Viêt Nam) is located in Hanoi, Vietnam.
© Aaron from san francisco, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0Ho Chi Minh Museum
The Ho Chi Minh Museum is located in Hanoi, Vietnam. Constructed in the 1990s, it is dedicated to the late Vietnamese leader Ho Chi Minh and Vietnam's revolutionary struggle against foreign powers.
© ZiYouXunLu · CC BY-SA 3.0Co Loa Citadel
Cổ Loa Citadel is an ancient fortified city and archaeological site in present-day Hanoi's Đông Anh District, roughly 17 kilometers north of Hanoi, in the upper plain north of the Red River.
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© John Ragai · CC BY 2.0Saint Joseph Cathedral
© Thang Nguyen · CC BY-SA 2.0Trấn Quốc Pagoda
Trấn Quốc Pagoda (Vietnamese: chùa Trấn Quốc; Sino-Vietnamese: Trấn Quốc tự, chữ Hán: 鎮國寺), the oldest Buddhist temple in Hanoi, is located on a small island near the southeastern shore of Hanoi's West Lake, Vietnam.
Turtle Tower
The Turtle Tower (Vietnamese: Tháp Rùa / 塔𪛇), also called the Tortoise Tower, is a small tower in the middle of Hoan Kiem Lake (Sword Lake) in central Hanoi, Vietnam.
© The Hanoian · CC BY-SA 4.0Vietnam Military History Museum
The Vietnam Military History Museum, set up on 17 July 1956, is one of seven national museums in Vietnam.
© Nam Hy Hoàng Phong · CC BY 3.0Vietnam Museum of Ethnology
The Vietnam Museum of Ethnology (Vietnamese: Bảo tàng Dân tộc học Việt Nam; French: Musée d'ethnographie du Viêt Nam) is a museum in Hanoi, Vietnam, which focuses on the 54 officially recognised ethnic groups in Vietnam.
© Nguyễn Thanh Quang · CC BY-SA 3.0Quán Thánh Temple
Quán Thánh Temple (Vietnamese: Đền Quán Thánh), also known as Trấn Vũ Temple (Sino-Vietnamese: Chân Vũ Quán, chữ Hán: 真武觀), is a Taoist temple in Hanoi, Vietnam.
National Museum of Vietnamese History
The Vietnam National Museum of History (Vietnamese: Viện Bảo tàng Lịch sử Việt Nam; French: Musée National d'Histoire du Viêt Nam) is in the Hoan Kiem district of Hanoi, Vietnam.
© Chinasaur · CC BY-SA 2.0Flag Tower of Hanoi
The Flag Tower of Hanoi (Vietnamese: Cột cờ Hà Nội) is a tower in Hanoi, Vietnam, which is one of the symbols of the city and once a part of the Hanoi Citadel, a World Heritage Site.
© joxeankoret · CC BY-SA 2.0Presidential Palace Historical Site
The Presidential Palace Historical Site (Vietnamese: Khu di tích Phủ Chủ tịch), which is located in Hanoi, Vietnam, is the place where Ho Chi Minh lived and worked during most of his time as leader of North Vietnam, from…
Palais d'Expositions
The Grand Palais or Grand Palais de l'Exposition (Vietnamese: Nhà Đấu xảo) was an exhibition and trade fair complex in Hanoi, Vietnam.