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   Imperial 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.

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   Ho 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.

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   Temple 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.

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   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.

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   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.

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   Ba 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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   One 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'.

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   Vietnam 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.

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   Ho 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.

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    Co 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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   Saint Joseph Cathedral

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   Trấn 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.

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   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.

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   Vietnam Military History Museum

   The Vietnam Military History Museum, set up on 17 July 1956, is one of seven national museums in Vietnam.

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   Vietnam 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.

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   Quán 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.

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   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.

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   Flag 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.

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   Presidential 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…

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    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.

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