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Hanoi cathedral Filed under:
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Hanoi Cathedral is at No.40 Nha Chung Street, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi. It was built on the site of the former Bao Thien Tower, which was famous in the ancient capital of Thang Long under the Ly Dynasty (the 11th and 12th centuries). Hanoi Cathedral, also known as Saint Joseph's Cathedral, was inaugurated on Christmas Day ...
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Truc Bach Lake Filed under:
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24
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Location: Situated adjacent to West Lake, in the south of the old Truc Bach Village, present-day Quan Thanh Ward, Ba Dinh District, Hanoi. Characteristic: The lake is shielded on three sides by streets full of houses. Only the western side of the lake faces Thanh Nien Road, a place where visitors can admire the calm beauty ...
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Ba Kieu Temple Filed under:
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22
Oct
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Ba Kieu temple is now located across from the Ngoc Son temple. When it was built the area belonging to this temple was quite large. Part of the original three-gated entrance is still there, but is now a kiosk selling Vietnamese souvenirs to tourists. The entrance and the temple were separated when the road around the ...
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Hanoi Opera House Filed under:
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22
Oct
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Location The Hanoi Opera House is situated on Le Thanh Tong St., Hanoi; near the Red River and several hundreds meters east of Hoan Kiem Lake. Characteristics It is an old theatre with French architecture and typical Gothic and Mosaic characters reflected on the door domes and the glassed room respectively. For a long time, the Hanoi Opera House ...
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Ba Vi National Park Filed under:
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20
Oct
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The cool weather and beautiful panoramas of Da Lat and Sapa may be too far away for those who have limited time for vacation. A one-day picnic to the Ba Vi National Park might be the ideal option to escape the heat and enjoy life in the clouds. The haven is a mere 60km or an ...